Connect
Discussion
Comment receiving replies
Replies to "I have a 4.5 cm tumor in the head of the pancreas and an atrophied tail..."
Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) | Last Active: 4 hours ago | Replies (13)
Comment receiving replies
I have a 4.5 cm tumor in the head of the pancreas and an atrophied tail as well no surgery was suggested pancreas function is good as is the liver. However I do have functioning tumors (gastrinomas). I was told my pancreatic tumor is slower growing that’s why it wasn’t treated as aggressively. I think liver tumors grow faster because of blood supply does anyone know if that’s true?
Replies to "I have a 4.5 cm tumor in the head of the pancreas and an atrophied tail..."
Are you you using anything to keep the tumors stable after Y90? Thanks so much.
Connect
I have heard thst with these tumors the secondary tumor can grow bigger than the primary so I think so. The Dr doesn't seem to be concerned with the pancreas tumor right now anyway. I hope it will shrink with meds. In the beginning they said both sites were about the same size but right now they day the pancreas one is bigger. We don't wa t to wait too long for Y90 because I don't know if it is too big the Y 90 might not be an option. We will probably get a zoom call later. Obviously all of our questions didn't get answered all in one appt last visit.