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Are smaller sized tumors the only ones a ct scan will miss? how serious are small ones? do small ones cause symptoms, if so what?
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Few things: I think you may have asked part of this before. Ct can miss small tumors. Seriousness depends on what they are. Small ones can cause many different symptoms. Depends on where they are in the brain.
Answered 1/5/2019
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