Is Kidney/Gallbladder Cancer Returning? Posted: 02-12-06 14:37pm
I have been having severe pain in my right
side radiating to my back where my kidney
use to be and I have had blood test, xrays
and a CT Scan done. Nothing seems to show
an abnormalties. My question to you is, Is
it possible for cancer to return where my
kidney was removed. I had my kidney
removed in October of 1992, it was
malignant starting off at the size of a 25
cent peice and 14 days later it was gone
completely through my kidney and
lymphnodes. I am worried of this happening
and would also like to know if your
gallbladder can regrow because I heard
that it can. Please help me in any way you
can.
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Cancers Answer A452 Posted: 03-16-06 07:26am
The stadium of any cancer is important for
its treatment and prognosis. There is a
general conclusion that if the cancer
doesn’t show up again in 5 years after
removal it could be considered cured. In
your case, it doesn't sound as if the
cancer showed up again 13 years after its
removal. The gallbladder can’t
regenerate but some bigger intrahepatal
gall ducts can extend themselves to
compensate for the lack of the gallbladder
tissue. The pain you‘ve experienced
could be caused by gall-stones placed in
the choledoccus. You can request an
abdominal ultrasound to confirm or rule
out this possibility. An ERCP is another
diagnostic procedure that will help
exclude stomach, hepatic, billiary or
pancreatic disorders as possible causes
for your discomfort.
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