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Ct scan shows elevated right hemidiaphragm with enlarged liver in 56yr old man. what conditions could cause this?
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Enlarged liver: Any condition causing liver enlargement can cause diaphragmatic elevation. Liver enlargement can happen from irritation from alcohol, infection, tumors etc, each one of these could be from different causes too.
Answered 3/31/2018
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