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my scan show a mass as large as a baseball on my right kidney the dr said not to worry about it is not cancer i wanted him to remove it because it sc?

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Dr. David Hallanswered

Specializes in Urology

Need more info: What kind of scan? Renal Ultrasound, CT (with and without IV contrast), MRI, etc? What did report say exactly? Perhaps simple cyst? If so, nothing to worry about.

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