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I have a sore on my leg for a long time with a history of cancer. What could it be?
Query: Hello doctor, I have sore on my leg for a long time. More than a year, I did shave part of my leg at one point. It became like a sore, but I have a strong history of cancer. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your case. In my opinion, your lesion should be biopsied as early as possible as you have a long-standing history of cutaneous cancer, and I fear it could be slow-growing skin cancer. I have two to three differential diagnosis. 1. Nodular squamou... Read Full »
I have a large growth on the fourth finger of my left toe. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a large growth on my fourth left toe and have had two opinions, NHS referral for squamous cell carcinoma and pyogenic granuloma. The photographs look like neither. But it is sore, weeping, smelly, and honestly, the word cancer has me scared to death. I did not notice it at first... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. The feature against pyogenic granuloma is the diffuse swelling of the toe, which is not common. But clinically, the pedunculated appearance and history of bleeding suggest that it can be that. Squamous cell carcinoma is usually characterized ... Read Full »
My mother has tongue cancer. Please review her reports.
Query: Hello doctor, My mother was diagnosed with tongue cancer and the doctor suggested to operate. So, we operated at a cancer hospital and we received a final biopsy report. Squamous cell carcinoma. Moderately differentiated. The depth of infiltration 3 mm. Re-revised base-unremarkable. All mucos... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your report (attachment removed to protect patient identity). As per it, looks like she had stage-I disease. No lymph node involvement. No other adverse factors. I do not think there is any further need for radiation or chemotherapy. Initial thre... Read Full »
My mother had cervical cancer surgery. Please review.
Query: Hello doctor,My mother was operated on for cervical cancer (Wertheim's Hysterectomy). The operation was successful, and she is fine and recovering. After the surgical biopsy, they declared it stage 2B. Further, we sent her slides to the laboratory for review, and there they found the left parametriu... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through the reports and my opinion is as follows: Diagnosis is that of squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, moderately differentiated, non-keratinizing type. Your mother has undergone Wertheim's hysterectomy, also called radical hysterectomy. This is the su... Read Full »
Does recurrent squamous cell carcinoma have good prognosis?
Query: Hi doctor, My father has been a patient of recurrent local squamous cell carcinoma. In the last one and half years, he has been operated for cystoprostatectomy and urethrectomy with an ileal conduit for urine bypass followed by lymphonodectomy. After all these surgeries, he had a recurrence seven mo... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed the information and the biopsy report (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Please understand that this pathological report is incomplete, so it is difficult to advise you the further course of therapy. In fact, further therapy will depend on y... Read Full »
Is full body PET scan needed to check tongue cancer spread?
Query: Hi doctor, My father is 65 years old and in excellent health. He is a diabetic and also has BP. But, his sugar levels and BP are very much in control. He is taking oral medication for both diabetes and BP. He is taking Telvas 20 mg for BP, Gluconorm for diabetes and taking thyroid medication for hyp... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com.No, he did not need whole body PET scan now. Yes, the standardized uptake value (SUV) number indicates the probability of cancer as it increases, but it is not confirmative. The SUV number can be increased in case of infection, inflammatory condition and cancer. But, we... Read Full »
My mom suffers from SCC on the tongue. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,My mom had gone through a biopsy, and the report came today. The report shows SCC - well-differentiated invasive on the right lateral side of the tongue. My uncle died from leukemia. She also has nephropathy, t2DM, and hypertension. She has been taking medicines for the past 12 years. GFR ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The biopsy (attachment removed to protect patient identity) shows tongue cancer. So, now she has to undergo further investigations such as CT (computed tomography) or PET (positron emission tomography) scan to rule out metastasis (cancer spread to any other part). Af... Read Full »
Do I need a needle biopsy for painless hard lump in tongue?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 28-year-old woman with history of smoking. I have lump inside my tongue for the past two years. The lump is not reaching the surface is just inside. I think it got bigger over the time but not rapidly. It is 6 mm big. I went to a doctor and they made a sonogram. The lump is in th... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. May I look at lesion for better diagnosis and treatment, which includes a lot of differential diagnosis. White or red oral lesions include benign lesions (e.g., morsicatio buccarum and frictional keratosis, white sponge nevus [WSN]), benign lesions with malignant potent... Read Full »
I have been suffering from lung cancer. Please help me interpret the reports.
Query: Hi doctor,Please help me understand the attached lung cancer diagnosis report.Thanks. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I had seen all these reports, and based on this, it is squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Based on the CT (computed tomography) and bronchoscopy report, it looks like endobronchial and extra bronchial growth. CT report shows a hilar mass wi... Read Full »
How does chemoradiation affect pregnant women?
Query: Hi doctor,My wife is pregnant. During her first trimester, her doctor suspected some growth in her cervix and a biopsy was done. Her pathology of cervical tissue states squamous cell carcinoma of non-keratinizing. It also says that the specimen contains creamy white, irregularly shaped, solid, and s... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your wife's biopsy reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity) indicate that your wife is suffering from cervical cancer. Pregnancy with cervical cancer is managed based on a lot of factors. As your wife is in her first trimester, waiting till the end of pr... Read Full »