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My doc said my l ribcage is swollen.very tender, too. was diagnosed via ultrasound with "possible hemangioma" on spleen. could that cause this?

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Dr. Herman Hammerstead answered

Specializes in Trauma Surgery

Need MRI: Abdominal MRI more definitive test and better diagnostic tool,

Answered 4/25/2016

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