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[|Human|] my mother in law was suffering from stomach pain frm two weeks.. we did the check ups.. doctors told its gas trouble.. later we checked..thn we got to knw jaundice s there.. nw whn we took to hospital 2 days bk till today mrng they told its curable with medicine.. but now they r telling there s a growth in lever .. surgery has to be done,, but no hopes it will be successful
[|AI|]  Hello, dhanyaplakkat, Thank you for contacting Chat Doctor. Your mother-in-law has jaundice and the doctors say that she has alive tumor. There can be several types of growths or tumors of the liver. There are cysts, benign tumors and also cancerous tumors. If she has a cystic growth which is more than 5 cm. in size, they have to do surgery. Results are very good and she can recover completely. If she has growths called Adenoids, which are usually benign, if they are big, then surgery is necessary to remove it. Liver has tremendous regenerating power and a person can have half the liver removed and still lead a normal life. Cancer of the liver is more serious and it would have to be confirmed by special tests and biopsy. There are several options depending on how advanced the cancer is. Cysts and Adenoids generally do not cause jaundice unless they are near the channel or duct that carries the bile thus blocking. I cannot comment without knowing the specifics either CT-Scanor MRI, ultrasound etc. We also need to know all her blood tests to find out the liver functions. I hope she will be under care of a competent surgeon who has performed liver surgeries in the past with good results. You may have to enquirearound to find out. I really wish her the very best.