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how many times can you do this?

hicarm
hicarm CSN Member Posts: 57
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
How many times can one have liver resections? The highest number I have heard is 4. Does anyone here have more than one liver resection?

My dad just had his second resection and details are in my previous post. His cancer camce back to the liver. I just cannot imagine numerous open surgeries.

Carm
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  • jams67
    jams67 CSN Member Posts: 925 Member
    #2
    My onc said I could have another one and I've only had one. It may depend on how much they have to remove, or maybe there is new technology. That was over a year ago. jams
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  • AveriRN
    AveriRN CSN Member Posts: 61
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    Hi I have had 2 liver resections. My surgeon said as long as it is resectable I can have them over and over, not sure as I have not done any research on this.
    Averi
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  • fedester
    fedester CSN Member Posts: 753 Member
    #4
    hi,
    as far as i have heard the liver is the only organ that regrows.
    so i guess as long as it grows they can resect.
    be well
    never,ever give up
    bruce
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  • jams67
    jams67 CSN Member Posts: 925 Member
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    jams67 said:

    My onc said I could have another one and I've only had one. It may depend on how much they have to remove, or maybe there is new technology. That was over a year ago. jams

    I just read the response here and realized I should have said, "My onc said I couldn't have another one." Could be because I had one lobe removed and part of the other one(about 50%). I will be interested to know if anyone has had this done again after resectioning this much. Hope so in case I need it at some future date.
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  • shmurciakova
    shmurciakova CSN Member Posts: 906 Member
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    I don't really know, buy my understanding is that the liver is like a lizards tail! Yeek.......it can grow back numerous times, I think.
    Good question for your doctor.
    -Susan
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