The doctor’s attention saved the life of the sister of a patient with liver cancer

First, a man with an aggressive form of cancer - hepatocellular carcinoma - turned to the Center for Outpatient Oncological Care of Podolsk Hospital. During the survey, the oncologist found out that the patient’s mother and grandmother also died from severe liver pathologies. This prompted the expert to think about a possible genetic predisposition in the family.

It was then that the doctor decided to call for a preventive examination of the sister of the patient. In an ultrasound study, a woman found a hidden neoplasm in the liver, which has not yet had time to manifest itself as symptoms. The patient was immediately referred for in-depth diagnosis and treatment. According to doctors, timely detection of the tumor gives a favorable prognosis.