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What can cause ct test to show a surgical clip under the arm when a person never had a surgery, no pain in the area?

Q: what can cause ct test to show a surgical clip under the arm when a person never had a surgery, no pain in the area?

: One explanation is that it is not your CT and there has been a mix up in the imaging results of two people.

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

One explanation is that it is not your CT and there has been a mix up in the imaging results of two people.

Answered 11/20/2022

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A member asked:

What can cause ct test to show a surgical clip under the arm when a person never had a surgery, no pain in the area?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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