Shoaib said the main concern was whether it was a malignant tumour, but he shared that the initial report mentions it to be non-cancerous (Pic: Instagram/iStock)
Popular actor Dipika Kakar has been diagnosed with a liver tumour - the size of a “tennis ball,” her husband, Shoaib Ibrahim, revealed. The 38-year-old actor has been battling health issues for quite some time now and initially thought the pain she endured was due to acidity.
"Dipika is fine now, but the issue she has is a little serious. When we were in Chandigarh recently, Dipika started having pain in her stomach, and initially, we thought it was due to acidity; she treated it thinking it was an acidity-related issue. But when the pain did not go away, she consulted our family doctor, who also treated our father. He gave some antibiotics and asked her to get blood tests done,” Shoaib revealed on her vlog on social media.
“She once again started experiencing pain, and meanwhile, the blood test reports came, which indicated that she had an infection in her body," he added.
Shoaib said the main concern was whether it was a malignant tumour, but he shared that the initial report mentioned it to be non-cancerous. Shoaib said that while the CT scan determined it to be a benign tumour, a crucial test report will arrive on Friday.
What is a liver tumour?
According to doctors, a liver tumour is an abnormal growth within the liver, which can be either benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Benign tumours are typically harmless and do not require much treatment, while malignant ones, primary liver cancer, are serious, can be life-threatening, and require immediate treatment.
Signs and symptoms of liver tumour
A few signs and symptoms of liver tumours include:
- Dark-coloured pee and grey and pale poop
- Unexplained bruising
- Fatigue and tiredness
- High fever
- Hard bumps and lumps on the right side of your body
- Skin itchiness
- Loss of appetite and unexplained weight loss
- Nausea and vomiting
- Upper abdominal pain on the right side of the body
- Yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes from jaundice
What are the risk factors for liver tumours?
The most common risk factor for liver cancer is long-term hepatitis B or C infections. According to experts, the infections lead to cirrhosis, which can cause liver cancer. Other activities or conditions that increase your risk of liver cancer include:
- Alcohol drinking
- Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
- Obesity and weight gain
- Type 2 diabetes
- Smoking and the use of Tobacco
