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What Does My Following Ultrasound Reports Suggest?
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Wed, 10 Sep 2014
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Question : I had an ultrasound and ctcn an my stated to me today i had cancerous cells all over my liver. He stated he did not know where it come from everything else and other organs was normal.i just started feeling pain on right side and stomach in the last week of august.in janurary all blood and exrays was normal.
Brief Answer:
USG guided biopsy with immunohistochemistry
Detailed Answer:
Hi
As you are having cancerous cells all over your liver it is very important to know whether those cells originated in the liver or has spread from other parts of the body.
I will advise u to do an Ultrasonography (USG) guided biopsy with immunohistochemistry test from the cancerous cells on your liver to find the primary source of the cancerous cells and then only treatment can be decided.
Discuss with your treating physician regarding the above test.
Regards
DR De
USG guided biopsy with immunohistochemistry
Detailed Answer:
Hi
As you are having cancerous cells all over your liver it is very important to know whether those cells originated in the liver or has spread from other parts of the body.
I will advise u to do an Ultrasonography (USG) guided biopsy with immunohistochemistry test from the cancerous cells on your liver to find the primary source of the cancerous cells and then only treatment can be decided.
Discuss with your treating physician regarding the above test.
Regards
DR De
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
What does all this mean?
Brief Answer:
To determine primary source of cancer cells
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Imaging tests, such as USG and CT scan are helpful in detecting masses or areas of abnormality but they alone can't differentiate cancerous cells from noncancerous cells.
For the majority of cancers the only way to make a definitive diagnosis is to perform a biopsy to collect cells for closer examination.
You need to do a USG guided biopsy which a radiologist will do with the help of a ultrasonography machine in which he will perform a procedure with a small needle to remove a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from your liver so that it can be analyzed in a laboratory and immunohistochemistry test from the biopsy sample which your pathologist will do can be done to determine the primary source of the cancerous cells in your liver.
If you have no more clarifications then please rate the answer and close the thread.
Regards
Dr De
To determine primary source of cancer cells
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Imaging tests, such as USG and CT scan are helpful in detecting masses or areas of abnormality but they alone can't differentiate cancerous cells from noncancerous cells.
For the majority of cancers the only way to make a definitive diagnosis is to perform a biopsy to collect cells for closer examination.
You need to do a USG guided biopsy which a radiologist will do with the help of a ultrasonography machine in which he will perform a procedure with a small needle to remove a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from your liver so that it can be analyzed in a laboratory and immunohistochemistry test from the biopsy sample which your pathologist will do can be done to determine the primary source of the cancerous cells in your liver.
If you have no more clarifications then please rate the answer and close the thread.
Regards
Dr De
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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