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I recently had a mri. the reported mentioned this: approximately 5 mm cystic lesion in the tail is likely a sidebranch ipmn without suspicious imaging features. recommends one year follow up mri. should i be concerned?
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No worries : Concern yes, but worried no. Follow up as prescribed with a repeat in a year. The words “without suspicious imaging features” are key to your findings. Good luck
Answered 9/17/2020
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