Gall Bladder Removal and complications

[TimothyWong]

Hi,

My fther had his gall bladder removed in June of last year. During the operation, It was foud out that he had a mass near the head of  the pancreas. A biopsy was carried and the results came that the biopsy did not show any signs of malignancy.However his CA19-9 was 1275. The diagnosis was chronic pancreatitis.

He seemed to be recovering well until December of last year when he was admitted to hospital. He complained of abdominal pain and every time he ate, he started vomiting.

He is still in hospital now. An ecography was carried out and the eco showed some nodules in the liver. The doctor is not sure whether it is cancerous or not. He suggests to do a biopsy to find out.

My questions are as follows:

Could a wrong sample have been taken for the biopsy at the head of the pancreas?

What could be causing the symptoms of vomiting, abdominal pain and unable to eat?

What could be the symptoms of the nodules in the liver? Is there a non invasive method to find out about whether the nodules in the liver could be hemangiona or cancerous?

Thank you
Timothy