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Worried about a liver spot seen on CT scan

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    • November 26, 2010 at 7:11 pm
    tri_girl
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      I had a CT scan after almost 3 years of clean scans and there is a spot on my liver.  I had a PET scan done last week  and waiting for the results…and very worried.  Any one had liver surgery?

      I had a CT scan after almost 3 years of clean scans and there is a spot on my liver.  I had a PET scan done last week  and waiting for the results…and very worried.  Any one had liver surgery?

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        • December 2, 2010 at 2:47 am
        Rocklove
        Participant

          King has had liver surgery. Sorry you are having to worry. It's certainly not a good feeling.

          Rocky (Stage IV Liver Mets)

          • December 2, 2010 at 2:47 am
          Rocklove
          Participant

            King has had liver surgery. Sorry you are having to worry. It's certainly not a good feeling.

            Rocky (Stage IV Liver Mets)

            • December 2, 2010 at 3:39 am
            2atlascedars
            Participant
              In the spirit of remaining positive…my mother recently had multiple spots on her liver in a CT scan (during 6-month follow-up for colon cancer). They had her do an MRI afterwards, and it was determined to be just a fatty liver. I have also heard some on this site with similar false readings due to fatty liver.

              Stay positive, it could still be nothing!

              Mark (Stage 2A) from California

              • December 2, 2010 at 3:39 am
              2atlascedars
              Participant
                In the spirit of remaining positive…my mother recently had multiple spots on her liver in a CT scan (during 6-month follow-up for colon cancer). They had her do an MRI afterwards, and it was determined to be just a fatty liver. I have also heard some on this site with similar false readings due to fatty liver.

                Stay positive, it could still be nothing!

                Mark (Stage 2A) from California

                • December 2, 2010 at 11:07 am
                Carrie
                Participant

                  My mom (who is stage IIIB) had a spot show up on her liver a couple of years ago after a year of clean scans.  Her oncologist was originally going to do a needle biopsy, but the lesion was in a bad spot, so they opted for surgery instead.  The lesion ended up being benign!  I think it was a hemangioma, if I'm not mistaken.  Good luck and keep us posted.

                  Carrie

                  Mom stage IIIB (4 melanoma primaries, intransit mets)

                  Sister stage IA (2 melanoma primaries)

                  • December 2, 2010 at 11:07 am
                  Carrie
                  Participant

                    My mom (who is stage IIIB) had a spot show up on her liver a couple of years ago after a year of clean scans.  Her oncologist was originally going to do a needle biopsy, but the lesion was in a bad spot, so they opted for surgery instead.  The lesion ended up being benign!  I think it was a hemangioma, if I'm not mistaken.  Good luck and keep us posted.

                    Carrie

                    Mom stage IIIB (4 melanoma primaries, intransit mets)

                    Sister stage IA (2 melanoma primaries)

                    • December 12, 2010 at 4:47 pm
                    Frannie55
                    Participant

                      I had 4 small mets in my liver. They were removed by burning them out with Radio Frequency Ablation. I was not a candidate for surgery because they were in 4 different areas of my liver. This was done in March and my last scan in October showed that the mets are gone and I am NED. I hope you will be able to have yours removed in this manner. I just needed about three weeks of recovery time and I was back to work.

                      Good luck to you.

                      • December 12, 2010 at 4:47 pm
                      Frannie55
                      Participant

                        I had 4 small mets in my liver. They were removed by burning them out with Radio Frequency Ablation. I was not a candidate for surgery because they were in 4 different areas of my liver. This was done in March and my last scan in October showed that the mets are gone and I am NED. I hope you will be able to have yours removed in this manner. I just needed about three weeks of recovery time and I was back to work.

                        Good luck to you.

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