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Does heterogeneous enhancing mass typically mean cancer? a ct scan in er found a 6 cm by 4 cm mass on liver and im trying to understand what that means.
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It is really: impossible to say without further information or without reviewing the images. Various benign and malignant liver masses can enhance. The probability of malignancy depends on a number of imaging and clinical variables.
Answered 3/22/2020
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