Liver cell adenoma?

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I have been diagnosed with a liver cell adenoma - discovered during laproscopic surgery (3cms) & am having a contrast ct scan in 2 days to see how far into my liver it extends. My surgeon doesn't tend to remove them (resection) unless they are bigger than 4cms but I have read lots of clinical studies that state that the risk of rupture is the same no matter the size. That's without the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, which they are unsure about. A biopsy is out of the question because of the risk of spreading the cancer or causing a possible bleed. Has anyone else been in this situation? Can anyone recommend a good surgeon in Australia? I live in Tasmania and am not sure I want to go through a resection here when there are better specialists elsewhere. Also, has anyone had a resection? Thanks heaps. Oh, and is it possible to take the progesterone only pill when you have a liver cell adenoma? I currently take the combined pill but will stop it shortly.
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What is the small cell cancer treatment for someone who has had a liver transplant?

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I'm asking because I'm curious about what my husband is going to have to endure. Thank you!
Is it small cell of the lung? Treatment ideally would start with surgery from there it depends on the stage.  (+ info)

what kind of a diet is a liver patient suffering from cell damage required to use?

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is there a special prescribed diet to help replace them especially being a first diagnosis. Am currently under medication for over one week. The damage of the cells is mainly due to over consumption of alcohol after an LFT. Any assistance from a volunteer expert will be highly appreciated.
Of course, no alcohol at all. As long as it isn't cirrhosis, your liver should be fine since it will heal in time. Now if you have permanent scarring with cirrhosis, that would be different. Even then, it is nothing drastic. I had cirrhosis and was told to just eat a healthy diet, stay away from salt, and if my ammonia levels are high, try to avoid proteins from meat. For you to have cirrhosis, it would take abusing alcohol for many, many years before scarring would occur.  (+ info)

What should a drug for liver cancer do to the cell cycle of that cancer cell?

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Pretty much the same thing all drugs for cancer do to all types of cancers cells.  (+ info)

Anyone out there had a liver adenoma?

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Anyone had a liver adenoma? Anyone gone through a surgery of getting a liver adenoma removed?
I'm kind of alone here and i'd love someone like me to talk to!
No, I haven't. But I pray that your surgery goes well, you heal quickly and have very little discomfort. I hope you have family with you? If you already know it is an adenoma, noncancerous, you are blessed. You are taking a proactive stance in your health, and removing it before it can be something worse.  (+ info)

Does anyone know anything about Neuroendocrine Nerve Cell cancer in the liver?

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I am not knowledgeable in this field, all I can say is that a neuroendocrine tumour is a tumor derived from cells that release a hormone in response to a signal from the nervous system. Some examples of neuroendocrine tumors are carcinoid tumors, islet cell tumors, medullary thyroid carcinoma, and pheochromocytoma. These tumors secrete hormones in excess, causing a variety of symptoms.
Hope this helps, further knowledge should come from a specialist in the field.
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Is liver cirrhosis curable using stem cell treatment.?

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If liver cirrhosis has deteriorated into cancer is it still possible to cure it using stem cell treatment.
Stem cell treatment is used only in specific cancers and only when there is no longer any cancer present in the body. Bone marrow and stem cell transplant are used as the final treatment in order to rid the body totally of any lingering or microscopic cancer cells. It is a dangerous procedure and is offered only to people who are able to withstand the harsh process. There is no guarantee that it will work.

Primarily a stem cell rescue entails harvesting the patients own blood stem cells (a machine similar to dialysis will remove the blood and sort out the stem cells, and than return the blood to the body - doctors than freeze the stem cells for later use). A patient is than give one week of extreme high dose chemotherapy to kill off any lingering or hidden cancer cells within the body. It is extremely harsh and the patient will lose his immune system. After the chemo is finished the patient is given back his 'stem cells' which immediately head off to repair the patients failed immune system. This process can take up to six weeks for the stem cells to engraph and become a new immune system. If this works for the patient he should be cancer free. The treatment comes at enormous risk and patients are carefully screened. It can mean up to one year of isolation and partial isolation from the rest of the world. When it works . . it's a miracle . . but there is no guarantee.

Read more about Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplants at the American Cancer Society site:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/eto_1_3_Bone_Marrow.asp  (+ info)

Germ Cell Cancer on spine, liver, ribs...?

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I got a text message from a friend that said
"She has germcell cancer. It's on her spine, liver, ribs, sternum, femur, and stomach. She starts chemo on Monday for six months. One week of chemo and two weeks off."

How bad is this? Cancer is always bad when it travels to the organs like that, but is germ cell cancer particularly bad?
I tried googling it, but couldn't get a lot of information.
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Low white blood cell count and a high liver function...?

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What could this mean? It isn't extremely low but its not really healthy. And frequent urination along with random feelings of nausea at times.
Have they tested you for Hepatitis?

Those are the kind of result I received I had and I have hepatitis C.
I got hep-C from getting a tattoo where they didn't use a new needle every time.

It's Not just a disease of drug addicts.

Hepatitis C is being called "the silent epidemic".

Even though it's spread by blood, it can be spread rather easily.
It could be spread by using another person's toothbrush, or if you helped someone who had it with a bloody cut, or something of the sort.

If you haven't been tested for hepatitis I would suggest getting tested.

Of course, this could happen with any liver disease, but hepatitis is the most common.  (+ info)

my 12yo old has glandular fever and high white blood cell count and bad liver function. Is this more sinister?

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Glandular fever, properly called infectious mononucleosis, is a viral infection, which can be proven by measuring certain antibodies in the blood (Paul-Bunnell test).

It is transmitted by oral contact eg kissing, but is self-limiting, like most viral infections. Viral infections cause an increase in the number of one particular type of white cell, namely, the lymphocyte.

The disease also has a temporary effect on the liver, hence the abnormal LFTs (liver function tests) in your child.

Hope this helps. I would not worry as there are no sinister consequences of this disease, as long as the diagnosis is correct.  (+ info)

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