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Could The Spot On The Liver In A 53 Year Old Lead To Cancer?

I had a ultrasound on my abdomen and they found a spot on my liver 18mmx11mmx14mm. I am 53 yrs old and am scheduled for a contrast and non contrast MRI. Is the only answer going to be cancer? I had a sister pass away at 32 with ovarian cancer and a brother pass away at 53 with colon cancer.
Thu, 15 May 2014
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Spots (shadow) in liver on ultrasound can be benign or malignant. Since you have a strong family history of cancer you are at a high risk. The right way of investigating the shadow seen on ultrasound is with an MRI scan with and without contrast. Further workup will be guided by the MRI scan report.
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Could The Spot On The Liver In A 53 Year Old Lead To Cancer?

Spots (shadow) in liver on ultrasound can be benign or malignant. Since you have a strong family history of cancer you are at a high risk. The right way of investigating the shadow seen on ultrasound is with an MRI scan with and without contrast. Further workup will be guided by the MRI scan report. I hope it helps.