
COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT FOR LIVER CANCER
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OVERVIEW
Name: EL Hadj
Diagnosis: Liver Cancer
D.O.B: 31 December 1968
Gender: Male
Country: Mauritania
Treatment: PD-1 immunotherapy; Traditional Chinese Medicine
Medical Condition before Anti-Cancer Treatment for Liver Cancer
EL Hadj is a 47 years old male patient who admitted to Beijing Puhua International Hospital due to “abdominal pain for 9 months and edema of lower limbs for 2 months”. He has Hepatitis B for 4 years in his past history. He was diagnosed with widespread metastatic liver cancer 9 months ago. Tumor metastasized to the right femoral neck 4 months ago with pathological fracture of right femur. The patient was given nail internal fixation treatment. Physical examination: abdominal distension was noted. Abdominal circumference was 84 cm. Weak bowel sounds. Dullness was noted in the whole body during percussion. Tenderness and pressing pain were noted in right upper abdomen. Inferior margin of liver was touched 10 cm below xiphoid. Fist- sized mass was touched in midline of right upper abdomen. He always felt pain although taking acesodyne.
Medical Condition after Anti-Cancer Treatment for Liver Cancer
After 2 weeks PD-1 immunotherapy combining with Traditional Chinese Medicine, the patient’s general condition has become better than before. He has good appetite with much less pain of the abdomen.
Re-check of abdominal ultrasound showed ascites are significantly decreased. The tumors are considered to be shrinked within 1 month, and we will keep looking forward the patient’s improvement. He is considered to have better life quality.