colon cancer that has spread to liver
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Treatment of Colon Cancer, by Stage Stage IV. The cancer has spread from the colon to distant organs and tissues. Colon cancer most often spreads to the liver, but it can also spread to other places such as the lungs, peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity), or distant lymph nodes.In most cases surgery is unlikely to cure these cancers.reatment of colon cancer by stage. For colon cancers that have not spread to distant sites, surgery is usually the primary or first treatment. Adjuvant (additional) chemotherapy may also be used.
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Liver Cancer - Hepatocellular Carcinoma Hepatocellular carcinoma accounts for most liver cancers. This type of cancer occurs more often in men than women. It is usually seen in people age 50 or older. Hepatocellular carcinoma is not the same as metastatic liver cancer, which starts in another organ (such as the breast or colon) and spreads to the liver.In most cases, the cause of liver cancer is scarring of the liver (cirrhosis).Cirrhosis may be caused by: 1  Alcohol abuse. 2  Autoimmune diseases of the liver.epatocellular carcinoma is not the same as metastatic liver cancer, which starts in another organ (such as the breast or colon) and spreads to the liver. In most cases, the cause of liver cancer is scarring of the liver (cirrhosis). Cirrhosis may be caused by: 1  Alcohol abuse. 2  Autoimmune diseases of the liver.
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Liver metastases Almost any cancer can spread to the liver. The risk for cancer spreading to the liver depends on the location (site) of the original cancer. A liver metastasis may be present when the original (primary) cancer is diagnosed. Or it may occur months or years after the primary tumor is removed.
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Benign Liver Tumors A tumor is an abnormal growth of cells or tissues. Some tumors are malignant, or cancerous. Others are benign, or noncancerous. Cancerous liver tumors can be fatal.Most of the time, cancerous tumors in the liver started in another organ and spread to the liver. This form of liver cancer is called metastatic liver cancer.Cancerous liver tumors that start in the liver are relatively rare in the United States. This form of liver cancer is called primary liver cancer. Noncancerous, or benign, liver tumors are common.They do not spread to other areas of the body, and they usually do not pose a serious health risk.ancerous liver tumors that start in the liver are relatively rare in the United States. This form of liver cancer is called primary liver cancer. Noncancerous, or benign, liver tumors are common.
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Liver Metastasis A liver metastasis is a cancerous tumor that has spread to the liver from a cancer that started in another place in the body. It’s also called secondary liver cancer. Primary liver cancer originates in the liver and most commonly affects individuals who have risk factors such as hepatitis or cirrhosis.
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The Main Causes and Symptoms of Liver Cancer Acting as a filter, the liver can easily become cancerous—with cancer either taking root in the liver and spreading to other organs (Primary Liver Cancer)—i.e., the colon, pancreas, stomach, breasts, and lungs.
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Metastatic Liver Lesions Diagnosis and Treatment Cancer can develop in any organ and each cancer acts differently in its tendency to spread to other organs. When a cancer has spread to the liver, it is referred to as a metastatic liver lesion.
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Liver Cancer Liver cancer is the growth and spread of unhealthy cells in the liver. Cancer that starts in the liver is called primary liver cancer. Cancer that spreads to the liver from another organ is called metastatic liver cancer. About 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with primary liver cancer each year. Primary liver cancer is one of the cancers on the rise in the United States. Primary liver cancer is about twice as common in men than in women.
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Liver Metastases Melanoma usually spreads through the body's blood vessels to the liver. Liver metastases are sometimes present when the original (primary) cancer is diagnosed, or it may occur months or years after the primary tumor is removed. After the lymph nodes, the liver is the most common site of metastatic spread. Most liver metastases originate from the colon, rectum, pancreas, stomach, esophagus, breast, lung, melanoma and some less common sites.
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Bowel (colon and rectum) cancer It is important to know whether the cancer has got into the lymph glands because they are one of the main mechanisms by which the cancer can spread to other parts of the body. As long as the spread is just to the lymph glands near to the colon then this would indicate Stage 3 cancer.
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Liver cancer Liver cancer, also known as hepatic cancer and primary hepatic cancer, is cancer that starts in the liver. Cancer which has spread from elsewhere to the liver, known as liver metastasis, is more common than that which starts in the liver. Symptoms of liver cancer may include a lump or pain in the right side below the rib cage.
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- Regarding distant metastases, liver cancer frequently spreads to the lungs, presumably by way of the bloodstream. Usually, patients do not have symptoms from the lung metastases, which are diagnosed by radiologic (X-ray) studies. Rarely, in very advanced cases, liver cancer can spread to the bone or brain.
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What are examples of density-independent factors? Density Dependent Factors. Increasing population size reduces available resources limiting population growth. In restricting population growth, a density-dependent factor intensifies as the population size increases, affecting each individual more strongly. Population growth declines because of death rate increase, birth rate decrease or both.
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Liver Metastasis The risk that cancer will spread (metastasize) to the liver depends on the location of the original cancer. Primary cancers that are most likely to spread to the liver are cancers of the: 1  breast. 2  colon. 3  rectum. 4  kidney. 5  esophagus. 6  lung. 7  skin.
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Symptoms, Treatment & Survival Rate of Stage 4 Colon Cancer Colon cancer is divided into 5 stages, from stage 0 to stage 4. Stage 4 colon cancer (earlier known as Duke’s D colon cancer) is the last stage of this cancer. At this stage of the cancer, the cancer is said to have spread to other parts of the body, specifically the lungs, liver, and lymph nodes. Abdominal discomfort: Pain, cramping, bloating, nausea and gas may be felt by those with colon cancer. 2  Jaundice: Since the colon cancer has normally spread to the liver by stage 4, jaundice is also a symptom. 3  Other symptoms include unexplained fever, weight loss, fatigue, thrombosis.
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Liver metastases Survival with liver metastases depends on the type of cancer that has spread to the liver and whether or not surgery is possible. For example, survival with liver metastases from prostate or breast cancer is often measured in years. Survival with lung cancer that has spread to the liver is often measured in months.
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- Colon cancer stages and symptoms. Colon cancer has four stages, with stage IV as the most severe stage because it means the cancer cells have spread (metastasized) to other organs like the liver (or lungs, lymph nodes, stomach or other organs).
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Colorectal Cancer that has Spread to the Liver Colorectal liver metastasis is Stage IV cancer that did not start in the liver, but instead has spread there from the colon or rectum. Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States.
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- Even though the cancer has spread to your liver, the tumor is still made up of colon cancer cells. Your doctor will treat it like colon cancer, not liver cancer. You may get one or more types of treatment. The main treatment for colon cancer that has spread to the liver is surgery when possible.
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- Cancer cells can be carried in the bloodstream or lymphatic system to other parts of the body. There they can start to grow into new tumours. The diagram shows a primary bowel cancer that has spread to the liver.
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Colorectal Cancer - What Happens 1 Colon cancer often spreads first to nearby lymph nodes. From there it may spread to other parts of the body, usually to the liver. It may also spread to the lungs, bones, or other organs in the body.  Rectal cancer may spread directly to the lungs, bypassing the liver.
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Understanding Liver Cancer -- the Basics because all the blood in the body must pass through it the liver is unusually accessible to cancer cells traveling in the bloodstream the liver can be affected by primary liver cancer which arises in the liver or by cancer which forms in other parts of the body and then spreads to the liver most liver cancer is secondary or metastatic meaning it started elsewhere in the body primary liver cancer which starts in the liver accounts for about 2 % of cancers in the u s but up to half of all cancers in some undeveloped countries
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Breast Cancer Stages 1 Stage III: In Stage III liver cancer, there is more than one tumor larger than 5 cm, OR the cancer has moved beyond the liver to blood vessels, another organ, or to the lymph nodes. 2  Stage IV: the cancer has spread to other locations in the body, such as the lungs or bones, as well as blood vessels or lymph nodes. Stage III: In Stage III liver cancer, there is more than one tumor larger than 5 cm, OR the cancer has moved beyond the liver to blood vessels, another organ, or to the lymph nodes. 2  Stage IV: the cancer has spread to other locations in the body, such as the lungs or bones, as well as blood vessels or lymph nodes.
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- Metastatic cancer is cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. When colon or rectal cancer spreads, it most often spreads to the liver. Sometimes it spreads to the lungs, bones, or other organs in the body. Colon and rectal cancers often return months or years after treatment.
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The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center Generally if the cancer is localized, surgical treatment, by resection or removal of the tumor, can be pursued. This means that the cancer has not spread to any blood vessels, distant lymph nodes or other organs, such as the liver or lung.
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Stage IV Colon Cancer When the site of metastasis is a single organ (such as the liver), and the cancer is confined to a single defined area within the organ, patients may benefit from local treatment directed at that single metastasis. The majority of patients diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer have unresectable or widespread disease.