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Was Wondering About Adrenal Mass ?

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Subject: RE: Was Wondering about Adrenal Mass ?
Date: 05/15/2008

A couple of years ago, I was having symptoms of Cushing's Disease (puffy face, hair loss, upper body weight gain, high blood pressure).  I had my Dr. check my cortisol hormone level and it was elevated. I was sent to an endocrinologist and after lab and urine tests, a CT was done which showed a 6 centimeter mass on my right adrenal gland.  It was removed by surgery but 8 months later (Jan. 2007), a small tumor showed up on my liver. I had liver resection surgery. In November, 2007, during a re-check CT on my abdomen, the bottom of my right lung showed a small tumor.  A CT of the chest then showed multiple "nodules" on both lungs.  Dr's now consider this metasisized adrenal cancer and I have taken 5 rounds of chemo. This is a very rare form of cancer--only 200 cases in the US each year--literally 1 in a million.  Apparently most adrenal tumors are benign.  The pathology reports from both surgeries say the tumors appeared benign. Since tumors were later found in my liver and now my lungs, the Dr.'s say it is malignant even though the tumors appeared to be benign.  I am doing great. God is taking care of me!

 

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