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A 50-year-old male asked:
My father diagnosed liver cancer he is 62 yea cancer spread in portal vain is it treatable or not?
3 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. M. Hytham Beckanswered
Surgery 45 years experience
Depend: it really depend if it is a primary liver cancer or a metastatic they both could be treated but the metastatic one we have to find the primary and control it in order to have a good result
sorry about your dad keep your faith and pray and hope for the best
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Trauma Surgery 52 years experience
Yes: How successful is another question. Seek help at major Cancer Center like M.D. Anderson (TX) or Memorial Sloan Kettering (NYC)
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Dr. Dimitrios Avgerinosanswered
Thoracic Surgery 21 years experience
Liver ca: Liver cancer that spreads to portal vein is usually stage 4. However he should visit an oncology surgeon as he has to determine the exact location of the spread
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