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What Causes A 'shadow On Liver' On MRI Scan?

my father has had colon cancer twice and has had all of his colon removed. On his mri scan they have now found a shadow on his liver, he is due to see his surgeon in a months time to discuss this, this seems strange to me that they are leaving it so long, he also has Addison's disease which has given him many complications.

Tue, 30 Aug 2016
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Difficult to say without seeing the images. But one thing must be ruled out. If your father had colon cancer (even twice) there is the risk of developing liver metastases. This means that there lesions due to colon cancer in his liver.

So that's the question to ask whether this "shadow" is a liver lesion or not. As soon as possible.
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What Causes A 'shadow On Liver' On MRI Scan?

Difficult to say without seeing the images. But one thing must be ruled out. If your father had colon cancer (even twice) there is the risk of developing liver metastases. This means that there lesions due to colon cancer in his liver. So that s the question to ask whether this shadow is a liver lesion or not. As soon as possible.