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What Could Be The Nodule Found In The Kidney?
my father just had an MRI done and they found a Nodule on his kidney 17mm. Also his kidney is functioning at 11%. Please advise if the nodule can be cancerous. He is 70 years. We were told by the nephrologist that he is close to getting dialysis. However, we are also worried about the mass found in the MRI if its cancerous. Please advise.
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Dear patient,
you should refer to an urologist and make sure the radiologist indicate some hypotheses. Nephrologists can be a good reference point, but the recommendations to do just observation or to perform a biopsy or a partial/complete nephrectomy can be made only by the urologist.
you should refer to an urologist and make sure the radiologist indicate some hypotheses. Nephrologists can be a good reference point, but the recommendations to do just observation or to perform a biopsy or a partial/complete nephrectomy can be made only by the urologist.
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