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What do spots on liver mean
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sheppeckanswered
38 years experience
Depends: Spots in the liver detected by ultrasound are usually further characterized as anechoic, hyper-echoic, calcific, fluid filled or solid. These addition... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bruce J. Stringeranswered
Radiology 49 years experience
Need to see image: Can't really give a definite answer without seeing the study. A round, solid black spot could be a cyst. You also might have seen blood vessels in cro... Read More
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A 52-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Liver spots: Liver spots have nothing to do with liver function but are layman's expression for darkened areas of skin. These solar spots are a result of long time... Read More
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Dr. Robert Douglasanswered
Orthodontics 53 years experience
No: The term "liver spots" recalls an earlier time in the history of medicine when folklore served instead of science. Liver spots are concentrations of m... Read More
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765 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Kenny Chuuanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
VisualDX: Hi, it’s hard to say without a picture but there is a great app that may be able to help you get a diagnosis without being seen in person by a dermato... Read More
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438 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joseph Easternanswered
Dermatology 46 years experience
No.: Liver spots (lentigines) are a localized darkening of the skin in response to sun exposure. They are no problem in and of themselves, and can be trea... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Paxton Danielanswered
Radiology 34 years experience
Can't answer: "Grey spots" does not provide useable information to answer your question. Significance of any ultrasound findings should be detailed by the physician... Read More
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1.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Daniel Saurbornanswered
Diagnostic Radiology 25 years experience
Liver "spots" are: very common, and many times they are benign but without seeing the images I cannot make a diagnosis. Having low ALT and AST levels is generally good ... Read More
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2.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Enrique Molinaanswered
Gastroenterology 37 years experience
Many things: It could something as simple as a benign cyst, blood vessel malformation (hemagioma), other benign tumors (such as adenoma, nodular hyperplasia) or so... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ronald Hamneranswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 45 years experience
A cyst: A spot usually refers to a cyst which is basic abubble in the organ containing fluid. Most cysts are benign, especially if only a few are found.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Paul Garrettanswered
Radiology 42 years experience
Liver fat thoughts: 1) Increased liver fat can be through the whole liver or parts of the liver AKA steatosis AKA fatty liver. Many causes, can often be reversible. Not p... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mazen Ghanianswered
Radiology 26 years experience
Several things: A liver spot could be benign or malignant. See your physician about the official reading from the radiologist.
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