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There was a 3.6 cm cyst discovered by accident on my spleen with peripheral calcification. does this mean it can burst or does peripheral calcification mean it's rock hard with only slight chance of rupture?

Q: there was a 3.6 cm cyst discovered by accident on my spleen with peripheral calcification. does this mean it can burst or does peripheral calcification mean it's rock hard with only slight chance of rupture?

: Calcification does not imply that it will burst or is rock hard nor makes it more or less likely to ruptore. It is natures way to try to heal

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

Calcification does not imply that it will burst or is rock hard nor makes it more or less likely to ruptore. It is natures way to try to heal

Answered 6/22/2023

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A member asked:

There was a 3.6 cm cyst discovered by accident on my spleen with peripheral calcification. does this mean it can burst or does peripheral calcification mean it's rock hard with only slight chance of rupture?

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