Liver Hemangiomas

littlejulie
littlejulie Member Posts: 311
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I need positive thoughts and stories please! My mom has been through a CT Scan and a liver ultrasound which found a 'spot' on her liver. We thought it was confirmed not to be cancer but it hasn't.

Has anyone had a spot on the liver after colon/rectal cancer that turned out to be nothing?

julie

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  • juliababy
    juliababy Member Posts: 130
    #2
    Hi Julie, when my dad was originally diagnosed last year with stage 3 (july 04) there was also a "spot" on his liver. They refused to do the surgery until he had a MRI done. Well it turned out to be just that, a hemangioma. I know exactly how you feel, it's an awful feeling awaiting results. Is this a new spot or was it there previously??

    Also to make you feel a bit better. When he had his first CAT scan and when they found this spot, I remember talking to the radiologist, who is also a friend of mine, and he told me that when they think it's a hemangioma it usually is, but they do a MRI just to make sure for the patient's sake of course, but because of legal issues also.

    I'll say a prayer for your mom, I'm sure all will be well.

    Susana
  • alihamilton
    alihamilton Member Posts: 347 Member
    #3
    It also happened to my husband when he had a follow up CT scan following chemotherapy. Two spots showed up and the feeling was that they were mets. However, he had a PET scan and that showed they were nothing important. There is no way of knowing until follow up tests are done and PET scans tend to "light up" malignancies if they are large enough.

    I hope it is the same for your mom.
  • HowardJ
    HowardJ Member Posts: 474
    #4
    Hi Julie,
    When first diagnosed I had a small "thing" in my liver which turned out to be a cyst (a different radiologist read the second scan). Also, your subject line is hemangiomas--I've got two that are being followed. One I've known about for many years (pre-cancer) and it's quite large. They are usually found as a result of something else and don't usually cause problems.
    Howard

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