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Regional lymph node mestasis HCC present

Forums General Melanoma Community Regional lymph node mestasis HCC present

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    danny201819
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      I was just looking at my mom's reports and it says Regional Lypmh node mestasis ( HCC present) , she was diagnosed with Vaginal melanoma and we know she has lymph node mestatis but now i am scared on what does HCC present means ? she is starting her immunotherapy ( keytryda+yervoy +aspirin) tomorrow. 

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        Bubbles
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          HCC can mean many things…even be used as a medical code for billing.  I think your best bet to get an accurate meaning from the report is contact the issuing lab or your mom's oncologist for an explanation.  yours, celeste

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