United Kingdom
A 52-year-old male asked:
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 Jayarajanswered
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 commented
Internal Medicine 56 years experience
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Common cause is hepatitis C
Jul 2, 2018

Last updated Jul 4, 2018
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