Medical Advice on "Surgical oncology"

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

Kindly advice on the biopsy reports of my mother.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. So she has colonic carcinoma. As you told, she is passing stool through the stoma, that gives me the impression that probably she was not surgically fit at the time of surgery to complete operation in one stage. As pe...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Dinesh Kumar

Should chemotherapy be given after tumor removal for 13.32 U/ml CA-125?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity), I have a couple of questions. First and foremost, any other blood tests done, called as tumor markers, similar to CA 125, like AFP, bHCG, ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Jatin Bhatia

Is Mitomycin C necessary for urinary bladder cancer?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Superficial bladder cancer or nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer includes carcinoma in situ (CIS or Tis), Ta tumors, and T1 tumors. These are all cancers that have been found very early in their development. The cancer c...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ajit Naniksingh Kukreja

Is surgery the only option to treat prostate cancer?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From the reports submitted (attachment removed to protect patient identity), it is clear that your father has prostate cancer. From MRI, we can know the exact size of the tumor. It will also help in staging and we can g...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Raghu

What is the treatment modality for stage 3 angiosarcoma?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The usual treatment for angiosarcoma is the removal of the cancerous tumor by surgery. However, in those patients who are unfit for surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are alternatives. Radiotherapy involves the use ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Chaitra Prakash

Is it advisable to carry on surgery for stage 4 breast cancer?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. She needs PET-CT whole body scan to establish the sites of metastasis involved all over the body. Breast cancer only with bone metastasis has a good prognosis. She needs six cycles of chemotherapy first and then reassess...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Sivaprakash Rathinasamy

Please tell me about the risk in recurrent stoma closure operation.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your treatment started and went on as per the standard guidelines. Your complications arose because of the stricture (narrowing) at the site of joining your intestine after removing cancer. (There can be many reasons for...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arvind Guru

Does high CA-125 confirm that I have cancer?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Based on your reports, there seem to be ovarian tumors on both sides. The type of tumor, either benign or malignant, can be revealed only after removal. It may be unrelated to your previous tumor. The value of CA-125 tho...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Raghu