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I had this exact thing n happen about 2 years after a 1.8cm mass on my kidney was ablated. Eventually the area showed some changes that were felt to be a fat necrosis until about 6 months later signs of enhancement were found on scan. Now monitoring continues in the 1.2 cm mass and surgical removal will likely happen. But mine is on a kidney. As long as no sign of enhancement is found probability of malignancy is lower. Continued monitoring with scans every 3-6 months may be recommended.

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Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m not really sure why the radiologist equivocated by adding the suggestion of benign etiologies, like fat necrosis, after the statement of “suspicious of malignancy “. At least could provide some rationale in his report. So frustrating.