re-occurrence of anal cancer/ hepatomegaly with metastasis?
my father, aged 57 years, weight: 78 kgs
Past History:
30/07/2004: colorectal anal cancer. APR surgery with colostomy
12/08/2004: cycle of 3 Chemo prescribed by oncology physician, drugs prescribed: oxaliplatin, leucovorin etc.
3/11/2004: Repeat cycle of above 3 chemo with radiation therapy.
25/06/2008: little raised CEA around 25. Whole body PET Scan is normal.
Now my father has re-occurence of cancer with badly damaged liver & a condition called hepatomegaly with metastasis. its stage 4. Can anybody please advice me more regarding the options of treatment, how much time does he have. He had a pathological fracture last week at the outer thigh-hip joint & underwent DHS surgery. The Dr feels the cancer has also spread in his bones. So he will be immobile (in bed) for atleast 5 weeks.
please explain what is hepatomegaly with metastasis. guide & help me. aany direction u point out or guidance u give is above all forms of thanks.
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Filed under: Colorectal Cancer


Hepatomegaly with metastasis means he has an enlarged liver and his colon cancer has spread to it. I am sorry, but this is not curable. Any treatment at this point is to either prolong life for as long a possible or to elevate symptoms. A stage 4 colon cancer has a 5 year survival rate of 5%.