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Ct w/contrast. it said low attenuation throughout the hepatic parenchyma. is that liver cancer?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Unlikely: Liver cancer would have shown up with different pattern than a uniform image throughout.

Answered 6/26/2019

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