Malignant lymphoma of the liver - Lymphomas Message Board

bobbi823 · 07-16-2009, 07:44 AM

My father died July 5th of what doctors are saying was Malignant lymphoma of the liver. They said his liver was 4 times the normal size, hard as a rock, and no blood when they cut to do the biopsy.
My father was the picture of health, up until 2 weeks before he died, and then only had mild flu like symptoms, and kept saying that he was very tired.

My questions are, why were there no symptions, if his liver was so bad? How long could he have had this with no symptoms? We have no family history of cancer. This was a man who was a casual drinker, ate mostly fruits and vegetables, salads. Any one that could enlighten us would be wonderful, we are just blown away and would like to understand more.
Thank you

pinkmada · 08-09-2009, 06:08 AM

Hi bobbi,
Firstly I am sorry to hear about your dad. I think maybe it would be best if you spoke to your (or your dad's) doctor about this. A couple of things have come to mind, is their any chance that your dad was in any pain or knew that their was something wrong and didn't say anything for fear of worrying his family?
I also know that the human body can present itself with signs and symptoms of illnesses that are not typical with what it says in the books.
Again I'm sorry for your loss and I hope you find the answers you are looking for.
Amanda
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