The middle-aged man was taken to Hung Vuong General Hospital for emergency treatment with severe abdominal pain along with dizziness and nausea.
Through medical history, this person said , about a month ago, dull pain in the rib area appeared along with symptoms of fatigue, poor appetite, and weight loss, but the patient was quite subjective so he ignored it and did not go to the hospital for examination.</p >
The patient said that he has been completely healthy for the past 54 years and has never had to go to the hospital for examination or treatment. This is the first time he has gone to the hospital for examination because of abdominal pain and fatigue.
Receiving the patient in a painful condition, the doctors quickly performed the necessary tests and relieved the patient’s pain.
Abdominal ultrasound results showed many nodules and masses. Liver parenchyma, free abdominal fluid, doctors consulted and suggested combining an abdominal computed tomography scan with injection.
Results of abdominal computed tomography showed images of multiple suspected liver tumors with bleeding points at the tumor location subsegment S4; lots of bloody fluid around the liver and abdomen; many lymph nodes in the liver hilum and around the abdominal aorta…
After getting the results, the doctors advised the patient’s family in detail about the patient’s condition and possible risks. happen. The patient was transferred to the Emergency Department for intensive treatment with the diagnosis: Ruptured liver tumor under observation liver cancer metastasis lungs.
Doctors from the Department of Emergency Resuscitation, Imaging Diagnosis, Oncology, consulted with K Hospital experts and came up with effective treatment methods for the patient.
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Doctors say the number of cases Liver cancer is increasing due to living standards and risk factors. Patients do not always have clinical signs, but when there are signs of the disease, the tumor is already in the late stage and is very large and very difficult to treat. The patient can even die.
So people need to prevent by limiting risk factors and then get examined health periodically to detect diseases early.
For people 40 years of age and older who drink alcohol and smoke, regular health checks are required. It is very important and should be examined at hospitals with reputable and quality cancer screening centers.
If there are symptoms such as frequent coughing, fatigue and a history of smoking and drinking alcohol ( risk factors) then it is necessary to perform in-depth tests and scans.
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