Medical Advice on "Surgical oncology"

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

I have breast cancer. Do I need to go with complete organ removal or localized surgery?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your attached reports (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity), and as per the reports, it seems that there is a tumor in the left breast. This tumor has been confirmed to be cancer on one of...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arvind Guru

Is the burning sensation in my tongue due to glossitis?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all, thank you for such sensible pictures (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity) and properly written history. It is such a rare thing to come by. From the pictures, I am assuming that yo...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arvind Guru

Are there any chances for regrowth of my breasts?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your description, I fear that you have metastatic breast cancer. Usually, the surgery is done after four cycles of chemotherapy for locally advanced breast cancer. As you have undergone five cycles, you must be on p...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Raghu

Though my blood reports and scan reports are normal, can I have cancer?

Hi! It seems from your query that you are going through great anxiety and may be even psychological distress because of the fever of possible cancer. I understand your situation. You have mentioned that all the investigations are normal and you got ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arvind Guru

Please clarify my mother's biopsy report.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the reports (attachment removed to protect identity) and unfortunately I find it to be a cancerous lesion. It is cancer and the stage can be ascertained after clinical examination of the local and surro...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ajit Naniksingh Kukreja

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 unusu...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ajeet Kumar Lohana

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

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