Hi,
We've just received my partners scan results. It's a bit confusing. He's been told that he has a lump in his liver (near the top of the liver at the back near 3 Major blood vessels) but it can't be cut out because of the location, so he needs a liver transplant. But the consultant said this is unlikely as people with cancer generally aren't offered transplants. The lump hasn't grown at all in the 2 months since the previous scans and it hasn't spread. The location of the lump also means trying to get tissue from a biopsy is apparently very risky, so they can't confirm it is cancer. The consultant said if we can't get a transplant, my partner would need to have chemotherapy, but because my partners biopsy (taken originally from the bile duct) came back as pre-cancerous, oncology at the hospital won't do it.
Has anyone received a liver transplant or know anything about it? The consultant seemed less than confident that my partner would receive a transplant even though he fits the criteria so he is referring my partner anyway. Does anyone know of any surgeons who would potentially be prepared to remove a lump such as this?
My partner is only 38 and has already been through so much already, I can't lose him yet. We live in the UK.
Hello Hopefulnetty
I can't answer your question as I have a very different cancer, however to expand your search here on the Community why not add your post to these two cancer specific groups, here are the links you need:
Liver cancer forum and Bile duct cancer forum
As this is the general chat group, it's possible you will get a better response by posting in the cancer specific groups.
I hope you get some answers.
Best wishes - Brian.
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