Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Can a liver with mets from colon cancer be trans planted

Can a liver with mets from colon cancer be trans planted?
my friend has colon cancer and it spread to his liver which is now shutting down, can he get a transplant. we need to get answers soon it is getting bad please help... thank you
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1 :
could be theoritcally but hos prognosis is bad , and other people deserve it more
2 :
if you've contacted UNOS, that's the only way in the US. I know of people going overseas (singapore, etc) but that's much more risky, it's a lot more unknown and a lot less regulated. If his colon has been removed that i suppose it's a possibility, but I doubt UNOS will have anything to do with it since it might have spread elsewhere and the tumors haven't grown big enough to detect yet.
3 :
It is unlikely that he would get a liver from the donor list because of his cancer/prognosis.
4 :
UNOS can help you. However, since your friend has another form of concer it's unlikely they would give him an organ anytime in the next several years. People with other kinds of rampant cancer don't get organs, organs are generally for those whose organs are failing, but aren't cancerous or metastatic.
5 :
I REALY THINK THE ANSWER IS NO......HE HAS AN UNDERLYING DISEASE.
6 :
i dont think is possible ,,,once its mets to the liver form the colon it sounds more invasive... sorry... sounds like there is more involvemnet than that like lymph nodes.. once in lymph nodes is pretty bad...
7 :
Good evening. I had a bi-lateral lung transplant a little over two years ago due to Cystic Fibrosis so while my experience is not related to the liver specifically there are certain things that are common between all organ transplants. Anyone receiving an organ transplant must be on immunosuppression medications for the rest of their life to prevent their body from rejecting the new organs. Accordingly, with the reduced immune system, we are already at a higher risk of new illnesses/diseases. Certain types of cancer are more possible with the immunosuppression but if someone already has cancer then being immunosuppressed in this manner will only allow the cancer to either worsen or come back if initially cured. I'm sorry to tell you that I don't foresee any of the US transplant centers accepting your friend into their program due to the pre-existing colon cancer. There may be programs in foreign countries that would accept him but given the shortage of donor organs it's unlikely that you would find such a program or that it would not be at a prohibitive cost. However, your friend should discuss the possibilities with his oncologist. Individuals must be referred to a transplant program and are not just considered for listing because they want to be listed. Best wishes to you and your friend.
8 :
In the US, people who have cancer in other areas of their body other than the liver would not be considered for a liver transplant. If they transplanted the liver into this person, it is likely that the cancer would recur in the liver and the patient would end up dying from the cancer eventually.