Question 1

white spots on my liver ultra sound?

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Hard to say: Usually they are hemangiomas which are benign but without seeing the picture, i can't say for sure. Check the report and see if they made any recommendations.

Question 2

i was wondering are spots on liver ultrasound cancer?

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Spots?: Need to see the scan to know what you are seeing. "spots" just doesn't supply enough information for a reasonable answer. You could have seen blood vessels, cysts, or anything. Ask your doctor.

Question 3

what can spots liver mean on ultrasound?

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Depends: Spots in the liver detected by ultrasound are usually further characterized as anechoic, hyper-echoic, calcific, fluid filled or solid. These additional descriptive terms can help better identify the 'spots'...These areas could be cycts, benign growths, malignant growths, scars, nemangiomas or abcesses as some possibilities. Sometimes additional tests are need to figure this out.

Question 4

dark spots on liver were found during ultrasound. what does this mean?

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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 cross section. Could be any number of things. What did the report say? You should just ask your doctor.

Question 5

what could grey spots on an ultrasound potentially mean? they were on either my liver or kidney and there were about 10 varrying in size.

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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 (likely a radiologist) who read the exam.

Question 6

41 year old female and i have low alt and ast levels.  and recent ultrasound shows spots on my liver.  what does this mean?

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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 however, since they INCREASE with liver disease.  Consider HealthTap Concierge for a review of your images and more specific recommendations.

Question 7

just had a ultrasound of the liver, gallbladder done...there were several spots (apox 7 maybe more) i could see. i know ive had gallstones since 2011 ?

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Gallstones: Gallstones are a common finding. 1 in 10 patients have gallstones, and the gallbladder does not need to be removed unless the stones have started causing problems such as Biliary colic, cholecystitis, or pancreatitis. If you are having abdominal pain, it may be a good idea to take your test results and see a surgeon and get an expert opinion whether removal is beneficial in your circumstance.

Question 8

do white spots on a transvaginal ultrasound suggest cancer?

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Not necessarily : Can't render an opinion without a better description of the findings.

Question 9

is it possible to have mildly elevated liver enzymes and some small spots on your liver during an ultrasound and have the two findings be totally unrelated? could you have non alcoholic fatty liver disease and cysts or something similar?

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Yes.: This is in fact common.  Both liver cysts and liver enzyme abnormalities are very common.  Therefore the overlap of those two is also common.  It would be unlikely that a cyst alone would be responsible for liver enzyme elevations.

Question 10

i am 29 years old. feel very healthy. normal weight for my body. had ultrasound done on liver for elevated enzymes. just had mono and norovirus a few weeks ago. they found 3 small spots on my liver no bigger than 1 cm. thoughts? common causes?

Accepted Answer

Need much more info: You need to find out from your doctor what they mean when they say "spots".  Were these seen on ultrasound or with CT scan,other imaging?  Are they cystic or do they look like solid tissue abnormality.  It's way to hard to make any guesses not even knowing how these were imaged.  You had mono recently and this virus can affect the liver, so it may be nothing more than left over inflammation....

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White spots on my liver ultra sound?

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I was wondering are spots on liver ultrasound cancer?

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What can spots liver mean on ultrasound?

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Dark spots on liver were found during ultrasound. what does this mean?

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What could grey spots on an ultrasound potentially mean? they were on either my liver or kidney and there were about 10 varrying in size.

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41 year old female and i have low alt and ast levels. and recent ultrasound shows spots on my liver. what does this mean?

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Just had a ultrasound of the liver, gallbladder done...there were several spots (apox 7 maybe more) i could see. i know ive had gallstones since 2011 ?

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Do white spots on a transvaginal ultrasound suggest cancer?

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Is it possible to have mildly elevated liver enzymes and some small spots on your liver during an ultrasound and have the two findings be totally unrelated? could you have non alcoholic fatty liver disease and cysts or something similar?

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I am 29 years old. feel very healthy. normal weight for my body. had ultrasound done on liver for elevated enzymes. just had mono and norovirus a few weeks ago. they found 3 small spots on my liver no bigger than 1 cm. thoughts? common causes?

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