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My father was cured of hepatitis c years ago but has partial fibrosis due to it. his afp had been normal too until four days ago his afp were 194 and

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Need to examine: It is not feasible to provide a meaningful opinion without additional history, physical examination and may be some tests. An imaging study of the liver is warranted to rule out a tumor.

Answered 11/17/2019

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My father was cured of hepatitis c years ago but has partial fibrosis due to it. his afp had been normal too until four days ago his afp were 194 and

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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