Do Hepatic Tumor And High Liver Enzymes Suggest Cancer?

Posted on Mon, 17 Oct 2016

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Question : After being told my liver enzymes were abnormal I had a CAT scan. I was then told I needed an MRI. The prescription says hepatic tumor. Is that cancer

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (34 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please, upload the entire report!

Detailed Answer:
HI,

I will like to review the entire report. A tumor means a mass and cancer is something different. Not all tumors are cancers and as such before saying this is cancer or not, I will like to review the report. If this is suggestive of cancer, we often follow up with biopsy to establish the diagnosis.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar