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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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Need MRI: Abdominal MRI more definitive test and better diagnostic tool,
Answered 4/25/2016
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