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2020-02-21T05:44:45.303Z


A Canadian woman began preparing for her death after a surprising diagnosis of a huge cancerous tumor. As a result of the surgery to remove the tumor, it turned out that she was suffering from a rare parasite that spread in her liver for more ...


She thought she was dying of liver cancer and was shocked to find out what she really had

A Canadian woman began preparing for her death after a surprising diagnosis of a huge cancerous tumor. As a result of the surgery to remove the tumor, it turned out that she was suffering from a rare parasite that had spread to her liver for more than a decade

She thought she was dying of liver cancer and was shocked to find out what she really had

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36-year-old Cassidy Armstrong of Alberta, Canada, has been suffering from pain on the right side of the body for years. The x-rays and blood tests revealed nothing unusual, and she decided to ignore them and continue living with it. Then, in late 2019, her health began to deteriorate rapidly - she lost more than ten pounds of her weight, suffered from digestive problems and was unable to sleep. At this point, she decided to have an ultrasound. Doctors found a grapevine-sized tumor and diagnosed it with fibromelar carcinoma - a rare liver cancer that mainly affects people under 40.

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The shocked Armstrong began to digest the idea that she was dying of cancer. Doctors advised her not to undergo a biopsy for fear of the cancer spreading, and she underwent surgery to remove the "tumor." Because it was so big and causing a lot of damage, doctors had to remove 65 percent of Armstrong's liver, and her entire gallbladder. It was only after the lump was sent for laboratory examination following surgery that it became clear that it was not a tumor at all, but a rare parasite that had probably been nesting in her body for more than a decade.

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Armstrong was diagnosed with a rare parasitic disease caused by the film worm Echinococcus multilocularis. It is a dangerous disease that can cause the collapse of various internal organs. The main ways to treat echinococcus infection are contact with animal hair or fur (especially a dog), eating uncooked fruits and vegetables, raw or spoiled meat, and drinking from contaminated water.

Ultrasound that doctors mistakenly deciphered as a liver tumor, but was a parasite (Photo: Dr Stan Houston)

Cassidy Armstrong ultrasound from Canada. (Diagnosed as a liver cancer and then discovered that her tumor is actually a parasite) (Photo: Dr Stan Houston, University of Alberta, courtesy of the photographers)

The revised diagnosis left Armstrong, of course, even more shocked. "When they told me I had cancer, I was shocked. I didn't feel good, but there was something in the back that said, 'Really?', She told TODAY." I believed the doctors were doing their best based on the evidence. I was prepared for the worst, getting ready to die. When I diagnosed the parasite I wasn't sure what to think. I asked them, 'Is it good?' And they replied: 'It's a lot better than we thought you had.'

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According to Dr. Stan Houston, a professor of medicine at the University of Alberta, Armstrong is one of about 15 patients diagnosed with echinococcosis in Alberta since 2013. According to the North American Radiological Society, the cells of this film worm are rapidly spreading in the liver and causing life-threatening tumor-like tumors. Later on, the tumors can spread to other organs, and without treatment, they can cause liver failure and even death. Because the tumors are spreading and spreading like cancer, it's understandable why doctors may be mistaken in their diagnosis. "Nobody here has ever seen it and doesn't know it," Dr. Houston, "So when you see such a shadow in an ultrasound or an MRI, the whole experience of H.E. These pies and hinted that it must be cancer. "

So the good news is that Armstrong doesn't have to deal with advanced cancer; The less good news is that she will have to undergo anti-parasitic drug therapy for the rest of her life because doctors cannot guarantee that they have removed all the parasite cells. Dr. Houston believes the parasite has been growing on Armstrong's liver for about 10-15 years. In addition, Armstrong will need to have blood tests every month and a CT scan every six months.

Don't know how she contracted the parasite more than a decade ago. Cassidy Armstrong (Photo courtesy of Cassidy Armstrong)

Cassidy Armstrong from Canada. Diagnosed with liver cancer but the tumor turned out to be a liver tumor in her liver a decade ago (Photo: Cassidy Armstrong, Alberta Canada, courtesy of the photographers)

Armstrong herself does not know how she contracted the parasite, but she believes it happened while working on the farm and repairing equipment. She said she always had jobs that required strenuous physical work, such as a motorcycle mechanic and stage carpenter, but now she could no longer go back to them: "I'm just scared of trying to understand: Okay, what's next? What am I doing now?" Have it successfully.

Source: walla

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