Medical Advice on "Surgical oncology"

Does my wife have breast cancer?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per your scan report (attachment removed to protect patient identity), it is not cancer. It is a type of tumor in breast, which can occur commonly in this age group. It will not turn malignant. If you want to double co...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Sivaprakash Rathinasamy

Ultrasound after chemotherapy for mastectomy showed white liver. Should I worry?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your concerns are genuine and reasonable. Well, since I am a gastroenterologist, I can give you some hint to what is that white liver means in your case. However, I may be unable to figure out the cause for that unus...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ajeet Kumar Lohana

Brother-in-law got a stent for stomach cancer and still not able to eat. Why?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Stenting for an inoperable carcinoma stomach is ideal as the patient can have food normally. But, it has been more than a week since stenting without any improvement, so it is better to be invest...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Raghu

Could you please interpret my friend's breast cancer report?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity) are suggestive of breast cancer with axillary node metastasis, but other systems are not involved. ER/PR positive status (estrogen and progesterone rece...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ajit Naniksingh Kukreja

What is the life expectancy in case of mucinous cystadenoma?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and seen the attached files (attachment removed to protect patient identity), but nowhere is it documented that it is mucinous carcinoma and that it has spread. The uploaded colonoscopy was not do...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arvind Guru

What is the reason for new wound during chemotherapy?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The most common causes for a wound at the operated or treated site are, Osteoradionecrosis. Recurrent cancer. From your description, it seems like the wound is an effect of chemoradiation, more specifically radiation. We c...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Raghu

What causes chest cold with weight loss, nausea, and dry heaves?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. After reviewing your complaints and your blood investigation (attachment removed to protect patient identity), I can draw the following conclusions: 1. It is highly unlikely that you have multiple myeloma, as your glob...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arvind Guru

I have a mild tender lump under the skin of the deltoid muscle. Is that sarcoma?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand the anxiety you would be suffering from after suspecting that it is a sarcoma. Here is what I can suggest to you: Sarcoma is an uncommon cause of such lumps, and much more common are some harmless cyst...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arvind Guru

Why a swollen lymph node that I have had for two years, has shrunk on taking Prednisone?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The lymph nodes in the neck, if multiple and greater than 1.5 cm should be biopsied. Especially, if it is persistent for a long time. Most of the symptoms you have had are unrelated to lymphoma, but in a persistent lymp...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arvind Guru

The corns in between my fingers hurt too much. Please suggest the treatment.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Corns can be painful by themselves, but more so if they are infected. Try to do the following measures: 1. Use padded footwear at home and outside, use silicon feet pads inside shoes. 2. Try corn caps which are like...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Raghu