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Pain In The Liver Area, CT Scan Shows Mild Hepatomegaly, Hepato-cellular Carcinoma In Right Lobe. Is There Any Treatment For This Disease?
hi doctor......my father is 62 yr old. for few days he suffers from pain in his liver portion. then he do CT scan and then he fine in the CT scan report that he suffers with mild hepatomegaly with a diffuse ill-defined mass likely to be a hepato -cellular carcinoma involving mainly the Rt lobe. so doctor pls tell me that is there any treatment for curing this decease . and tell me about the cost of the surgery .
Mon, 1 Oct 2012
hi,
it all depends on the size of the mass. If it's small (less than 5 or 6cm depending on the hospital & country) then there are multiple treatment options, including burning the mass ("radiofrequency ablation"), chemotherapy plus burning ("TACE"), liver transplantation, and liver resection (if he is has no cirrhosis).
If the mass if larger, then treatment is limited. TACE can be done and local chemotherapy beads can be placed in the tumor. Pills of chemotherapy can be given to help increase survival (it's called sorafenib or Nexavar).
Ask your liver doctor to make sure this is an hepatocellular carcinoma (this will be suggested by the CT scan, his history of cirrhosis or not, some special blood tests, and finally sometimes a biopsy is needed).
Hope that helps.
it all depends on the size of the mass. If it's small (less than 5 or 6cm depending on the hospital & country) then there are multiple treatment options, including burning the mass ("radiofrequency ablation"), chemotherapy plus burning ("TACE"), liver transplantation, and liver resection (if he is has no cirrhosis).
If the mass if larger, then treatment is limited. TACE can be done and local chemotherapy beads can be placed in the tumor. Pills of chemotherapy can be given to help increase survival (it's called sorafenib or Nexavar).
Ask your liver doctor to make sure this is an hepatocellular carcinoma (this will be suggested by the CT scan, his history of cirrhosis or not, some special blood tests, and finally sometimes a biopsy is needed).
Hope that helps.
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