A 32-year-old female patient met one of the most benign cancer cells, which can be cured even if her lungs metastasize
Today I would like to share with you 3 cancer cases, and look at the different outcomes after suffering from cancer. One of the most fortunate ones is that the cancer cells can be cured even if they have metastasized, because this kind of cancer cells has special drugs that can kill them all!
A 32-year-old young woman coughed frequently after a miscarriage. The doctor advised her to have a lung CT scan. Two small nodules were found:
Both nodules were located under the pleura at the edge of the lung, smooth, 6 mm in diameter, and looked more like benign pulmonary nodules.
The doctor who received the treatment was very experienced, and recommended her to do a β-HCG (human choriocarcinoma gonadotropin, normal value is less than 5) test, the result was >600mIU/ml, suggesting that she was probably suffering from choriocarcinoma, and a choriocarcinoma occurred. Lung metastases.
Later, gynecological color ultrasound and curettage biopsy confirmed the diagnosis: gestational choriocarcinoma. This cancer is derived from germ cells and is divided into two types: gestational choriocarcinoma and non-gestational choriocarcinoma. The former is related to pregnancy and mostly secondary to hydatidiform mole, spontaneous abortion or childbirth. Choriocarcinoma is prone to early hematogenous metastasis, more than 80% of which are lung metastases. Patients often suffer from coughing and hemoptysis (this is a metastatic tumor with a rich blood supply, which is prone to pulmonary hemorrhage), chest pain, and dyspnea.
But don't worry, there is a cure for this cancer! Can be cured by regular simple chemotherapy! This chemotherapy regimen is different from the usual cancer chemotherapy. Some scholars believe that the cure rate of gestational choriocarcinoma in stages I and II is over 95%.
The picture above is the CT of the lungs re-examined on the 40th day after the lady received the standard treatment. The nodules have shrunk significantly, indicating that the treatment is effective!
Afterwards, she had regular follow-up visits. It has been 3 and a half years and there has been no recurrence. The picture below is the most recent re-examination, and the lesions are completely invisible:
If all cancers were like gestational choriocarcinoma, it would be great if there were specific drugs! Perhaps many researchers are working towards this goal.
This is another male patient today. He was only in his 50s. He was hit in the stomach by a bicycle handlebar. After that, he continued to have upper abdominal pain. It happened that he didn’t like to eat much for more than a month, so he wanted to come over for a checkup. The result was very regrettable:
He is at the advanced stage of pancreatic cancer, with multiple liver metastases, and nearly a hundred metastatic tumors on his liver, and he has no chance of surgery...
There are actually a lot of cancers detected by accident due to trauma, many of which are early stage and can be cured by surgery; but some have already metastasized, and there is not much time left...
If it is found to be in the late stage, don’t give up in a hurry. You might as well consult with an oncologist to see if there is a better method worth trying. After all, cancer treatment technology is always improving! Of course, the premise is to do what you can, and don’t be desperate to gamble. Once you lose the bet, no one wants to see a situation where people and money are empty.
Case 3, young gastric cancer, after several twists and turns, successful operation
This is a lucky patient, female, 43 years old, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, weight loss, advanced gastric cancer, multiple lymph node metastasis, local doctors think it is difficult to operate.
Her family was in good condition, so she went to a cancer hospital affiliated to a university in Shanghai to try her luck. First, she underwent chemotherapy, which showed that the tumor had shrunk, and then underwent a total gastrectomy, suturing the esophagus and the lower intestine together:
It's been 4 months now and the review is going great! Hope she gets through this!
We still have a long way to go in the treatment of advanced cancer, and there are still too many difficulties to overcome!
I am Dr. Imaging Kehao. I share small cases and convey positive energy. Welcome to pay attention!
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