| Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 60 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 60 | My ro said the pet scan revealed a "spot" on the liver--they don't think it is cancer related, probably a cist/but they want to do a ct scan with contrast. They've pushed my treatment (radiation and chemo) to Tues. I am really scared.
Susan/59/nonsmoker /tonsil cancer spread to tongue,stage III diagnosed 6/10, HPV+ T3,N1 Finished 35 radiation and 7 cisplatin 9/7/10.
| | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 1,412 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: May 2009 Posts: 1,412 | Keeping you in my thoughts!
Angelia 31 at Dx. DX: 4/30/09, 10/21/09 SCC on floor of mouth, T1NOMO, T2N1M0 TX: 39 IMRT, 8 cisplatin 11/30/09 PET/CT: 11/03/09: Lymph node involvement PEG/PORT: 11/09 TX end: 02/01/10 PET Scan: 04/05/10 clear PEG Out: 06/21/10 Biopsy: 12/23/10: fibrosis HBO: 01/04/11 - ORN Baby girl born 11-30-12
| | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 53 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 53 | It would be highly unusual for an HPV positive oral cancer to produce a new second primary like this, at least from the people that talk with at treatment institutions, and what they tell me about their patient populations anecdotally. I vote for a cyst, which is a highly common occurrence in the general population, but in your case they are just be vigilant and careful. Also a single spot, vs the long lesions that are more common in actual liver cancer presentations, seems like a good thing to me. Last, if it were a cancer, and it is localized to one spot, that could be excised quit readily through a laparoscopic procedure. The liver is the only essential organ that can actually regenerate parts of itself after a small section is excised.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. | | |
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