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Night sweats, fatigue, elevated ast and alt. negative chest ct 3 months ago. could this be lung cancer with occult primary spreading to liver? thanks

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Dr. Hamsa Jayaraj
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Internal Medicine 56 years experience
Many causes.: Your symptoms indicate liver disease-lab work corroborate with that. With negative CT of chest it is highly unlikely be lung cancer. Have they done all tests to diagnose elevated liver enzymes?
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Dr. Hamsa Jayaraj
Dr. Hamsa Jayaraj commented
Internal Medicine 56 years experience
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Common cause is hepatitis C
Jul 2, 2018
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Liver biopsy a good idea
Jul 4, 2018

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