You're most welcome. Nail Melanoma does not affect multiple nails together while Longitudunal Melanonychia (LM) often does. The fact that an additional nail is showing changes is nearly conclusive that this is LM, which as I said is harmless. However it would be best to see your doctor to get this confirmed since I cannot see the affected area.
I would recommend getting the entire nail removed if its the only one affected by fungus, but this will be solely to treat the fungus not because I thin ...
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Hello, Let the reports of biopsy come in, only then various treatment options can be considered. Rather than hoping for miracle, treatment should be considered based on scientific evidence and rationale. ...
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Brown coloured usually may be even normal because of a little high billirubin content in stools. But there is also occult blood in stools so the blood must be coming from some place(intestines,stomach,duodenum) and it has been seen by a endoscopy that your oesophagus and stomach and duodenum are normal,now there can be blood from other sites, from lower gastro intestinal tract (colon,rectum).
However if the occult blood is less or if it does not come again then you might not worry about it ...
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9.5 mm gall stone it's a pretty big gall stone. The indications for removing stone are - any stone size which are causing distressing symptoms to patient or any single stone which is more than 1cm or 10 mm. and your mother in laws' gall stone is nearing the same size.
You did not tell whether she is having any symptoms or not. If yes then she should be operated at first hand whenever you have time else you can wait for a few days also. Gall stones are usually not an emergency as the pai ...
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Liver calcification is usually nothing serious and can be due to necrosis because of drugs ,because of old infection or injury and can also be sign of excessive alcohol intake,you may be advised for a ct scan depending on your other examination findings.
Now for your kidney stone, I hope the size you mentioned is in mm and not cm and i would recommend any stone larger than 7mm to be removed surgically.
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yes . It is curable. ...
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Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Has bad prognosis.It is a type of cancer which spreads along the nerves. This tumor requires aggressive initial resection. Overall 5-year survival is 35%, and 10-year survival is approximately 20%. ...
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Yes the report shows that your kidney size is reduced significantly and you need to get many tests before i can make any comment although rest all other things mentioned in the ultrasound are normal.
But you will have to get your urine report like urine routine and microcscopy,kidney function test,glomerular filtration rate.
Then depending on these test reports we will have to see whether they are enough or we might have to investigate you more.
This might be ok or might have to be investi ...
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I am sorry, I am practice as oncologist in Mumbai and am not aware of any particular Doctor at Adyar. However the Institute is reputed and I feel you will be guided appropriately. ...
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