anyone with a benign mass in the liver
my onc. does not know what the solitary solid mass in my liver is. He said it is not the usual apperance of breast cancer mets. Has ordered a liver biopsy.
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my sister just had a tennis ball sized tumor removed. tennis ball.
best of luck to you.
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thank you so much, that gives me something to hang onto.
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I personally do not have that (that I know of!), but I have read of quite a few gals having benign nodules in the liver while having breast cancer. My onc told me that any CT or MRI will find out things that you had no idea you had and that are totally benign and will never cause any problems. I wish you nothing less than the best of luck with your biopsy. Just remember - it can just be something normal for you and not related to cancer at all.
Linda
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my biopsy is 6:45 tomorrow morning. Scared but will be glad to have a answer one way or the other.
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I have a liver hemangioma that shows up whenever I have a scan. The first time it showed up was before I had cancer. I had several test run before it was determined it was a hemangioma. Now whenever I have a scan done, I remind my doctor I do have that in my liver because it does look like a tumor on the scan.
My thoughts are with you as you go through your biopsy in the morning. Praying for b-9 results!
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What LRM216 said. I had to have a CAT scan because the MRI showed up something in my liver. I cried and cried thinking not only did I have breast cancer but liver cancer too. It turned out to be nothing. My surgeon and my oncologist both told me that human beings go around all their lives with "stuff" in their livers that they never know about that is completely NOTHING. The difference is that we people get tested and so our stuff is "found."
Hang in there and let us know what happens. <<hugs>>
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thanks, will probably not find out results until next week. My surgeon and onc. have different thoughts on how to give tests results, right away by phone or at appointment.
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Hi,
From my pet scan they diagnosed me with liver mets. Then they did a liver biopsy and recanted stating 1/3 of my liver was granulomas. Now they decided it is caused my an auto-immunce disease called Sarcoidosis and it is in the severe state. Want me to see a pulmonologist for treatment with steroids. Problem with steroids; they breakdown tissue and don't allow the body to heal properly. I have elected to not see a pulmonologist unitl I get through all the cancer treatment. I just had breast surgey yesterday. One day at a time is my mantral.
I pray your results will not be cancer and you can move ahead with your life.
God bless you and I'll be praying for you.
Pam
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Last year, I had an ultrasound that showed what was thought to be a hemangioma in my liver.
This year, after they found breast cancer, I had an abdominal CT(with contrast) that again showed the liver mass in question and an MRI (with contrast) was done. It was interpreted as a hepatic cyst and not a hemangioma.
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I have a benign hemangioma on my liver. it was diagnosed before my breast cancer about four years ago. I had to tell my Oncologist about it before they did the abdominal ultrasound because they went have found it suspicious. They had me fax over my MRI reports from the hospital that ran the test inititally just to make sure.
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They founds spots on my liver too. I had an ultra sound, CAT scan and MRI and they all come back inconclusive. They wanted to do another test and inject dye and put me in a different machine. I opted not to do it. Instead we are doing another CAT at the end of the month to see if it has changed any. At this point, like some of you said, most people have spots on their livers and don't about it unless they have these test. I believe it is nothing and refuse to worry. I am tired of tests and being injected with dye.
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I work with a lady who had her liver "light up" on a PET scan. She had 2 biopsies of the spot and both were b9. I hope yours is as well.
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Me, too. Showed up on MRI and I ended up with a PET scan. They were convinced it's a hemangioma, not cancer. I will still have yearly scans, though, because I trust nothing!
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