Dr says CT came back with abnormal bowel and liver, could this be cancer?

2 Comments

1. Denisedds says:

   December 15, 2009 at 6:58 pm

   Sure a CT can show all of those things on starlight’s list, but what does it have to do with your grandfather? None of them explain the findings.

   It’s hard to answer your question without knowing what was found and that comes from the report. “Abnormal” doesn’t indicate anything but more tests. When was your grandfather’s last colonoscopy? Was it normal? What symptoms lead to his having the CT? Did he have any lab work? Has he had any surgeries in the past? These are other things that need to be answered in order to give you a meaningful answer.

   It is possible the findings in the colon and the liver are independent and not very serious, but colon cancer often presents this way. Without having more information it is not possible to tell you what the chances are either way.
2. starlight90210 says:

   December 15, 2009 at 6:58 pm

   It could be many things so don’t think the worse!

   What Abnormal Results Mean
   The CT scan may show the following:

   Abdominal aortic aneurysm
   Abscesses
   Acute bilateral obstructive uropathy
   Acute cholecystitis
   Acute unilateral obstructive uropathy
   Addison’s disease
   Amebic liver abscess
   Appendicitis
   Bilateral hydronephrosis
   Bowel wall thickening
   Carcinoma of the renal pelvis or ureter
   Cholangiocarcinoma
   Choledocholithiasis
   Cholelithiasis
   Chronic bilateral obstructive uropathy
   Chronic cholecystitis
   Chronic pancreatitis
   Chronic unilateral obstructive uropathy
   Complicated UTI (pyelonephritis)
   Cystinuria
   Cysts
   Echinococcus
   Enlarged lymph nodes
   Enlarged organs
   Gastrointestinal or bowel obstruction
   Glucagonoma
   Hairy cell leukemia
   Hepatocellular carcinoma
   Histoplasmosis; disseminated
   Hodgkin’s lymphoma
   Islet of Langerhans’ tumor
   Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) II
   Nephrocalcinosis
   Nephrolithiasis
   Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
   Ovarian cancer
   Pancreatic abscess
   Pancreatic carcinoma
   Pancreatic pseudocyst
   Pancreatitis
   Pheochromocytoma
   Primary hyperaldosteronism
   Pyelonephritis – acute
   Pyogenic liver abscess
   Renal cell carcinoma
   Retroperitoneal fibrosis
   Sclerosing cholangitis
   Stones (bladder, kidney, liver, gall bladder)
   Testicular cancer
   Tumors
   Unilateral hydronephrosis
   Ureterocele
   Wilms’ tumor
   Wilson’s disease
   Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
   Additional conditions under which the test may be performed include the following:
   Acute renal failure
   Alcoholic liver disease (hepatitis/cirrhosis)
   Atheroembolic renal disease
   Chronic glomerulonephritis
   Chronic renal failure
   Cushing syndrome
   Cushing syndrome caused by adrenal tumor
   Injury of the kidney and ureter
   Medullary cystic kidney disease
   Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) I
   Polycystic kidney disease
   Reflux nephropathy
   Renal artery stenosis
   Renal vein thrombosis
   Skin lesion of histoplasmosis