Early detection and correct diagnosis of pancreatic cancer are crucial

Patient Condition

Patient Ye Qiu, female, 62 years old, had always been in good health. She played mahjong with the women in the neighborhood every day for hours, sometimes even skipping meals. Her children had moved out, and her husband had passed away in an accident a few years ago, so Ms. Ye Qiu used mahjong as a means of entertainment. Sometimes she became addicted and played all night long, even skipping meals.

Symptoms first appear

Last September, Ms. Ye Qiu experienced upper abdominal pain on her way back from playing mahjong. She thought it was caused by sitting for too long and the airtightness in the house. She went home to cook and eat, but unexpectedly, the pain worsened after dinner. Ms. Ye was used to being alone, so she thought it would go away if she just endured it. However, the next day, the pain was still there, so she couldn't sit still anymore and decided to go to a nearby hospital for a check-up.

Misdiagnosis and mistreatment

In the hospital, after a gastroscopy, the doctor diagnosed it as superficial gastritis, and prescribed some Chinese medicine, omeprazole and mosapride citrate tablets. The symptoms were relieved after taking them, but the effect was not particularly good.

The truth is revealed

Three months later, in December of this year, Ms. Ye went to the hospital for an enhanced CT scan. The doctor suspected that it might be a cyst or a tumor, but was undecided. So Ms. Ye, accompanied by her son, went to the municipal hospital for further examination. The result confirmed that she had pancreatic cancer, and it was pancreatic tail cancer.

Active treatment

Later, Ms. Ye was hospitalized for active treatment. Because her pancreatic lesions surrounded the splenic artery and could not be punctured, she underwent 25 high-intensity focused knife treatments for the pancreatic lesions from December 13 until June this year. During this period, she received 12 gemcitabine + Xeloda chemotherapy. She developed anorexia, hand tremors, and general weakness during the infusion of chemotherapy, which improved after stopping the medication.

No improvement

But the reality was contrary to my expectation. During the seven months of treatment, the tumor not only did not stay under control, but it started to grow, and there was also metastasis to the abdominal lymph nodes. Therefore, the doctor recommended stopping chemotherapy because the effect was not ideal. Instead, he recommended continuing to do 10 sessions of focused ultrasound to see the effect.

Post-event discussion

In fact, the period when Ms. Ye was misdiagnosed and mistreated was very critical. Three months was enough for the condition to worsen. Of course, Ms. Ye's pancreatic cancer should also have a lot to do with her lifestyle and living habits, which should arouse our attention.

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