A member asked:

Will a benign fatty tumor compounded by scoliosis near left rib cage show up on a chest ct scan? feels like when i turn it wants to lock up on me.

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Possibly : Ct scan could potentially show a lipoma, but it does not show soft tissues in the spine real well. A better test that readily demonstrates soft tissue structures is an MRI.

Answered 5/1/2017

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