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What Do Cysts In Head Indicate?
I have pancreatics due to a gallstone lodged in the common bile duct. This und happened last year and I have since had the body and tail removed, the spleen and the gall bladder. I am still having cysts on the head. they have found a leason on my liver. THe doctor had asked me to have a CA 19-9 and a MRI of the pancreas and liver. What could the docs be looking for?
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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I would like to review your brain MRI findings. Cysts can be related to different possible causes:
-they can be congenital
- related to infections like toxoplasma or ecchinococcus
- brain metastasis can also mimic cysts
- primary brain tumors cam mimic this image.
Ca19.9 is a tumor marker, which helps investigate for cancer in the gastro-intestinal tract.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards, Dr. Aida
Welcome on Healthcaremagic!
I would like to review your brain MRI findings. Cysts can be related to different possible causes:
-they can be congenital
- related to infections like toxoplasma or ecchinococcus
- brain metastasis can also mimic cysts
- primary brain tumors cam mimic this image.
Ca19.9 is a tumor marker, which helps investigate for cancer in the gastro-intestinal tract.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards, Dr. Aida
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