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MASS ON LIVER

HI I HAD AN ULTRASOUND DONE A FEW WEEKS AGO I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THAT I HAVE GALLSTONES.. I ALSO HAVE A MASS ON MY RIGHT LIVERLOBE THE DOCTOR SAID IT LOOKS LIKE A HEMANGIOMA BUT WANTS TO DO A CT TO MAKE SURE SHOULD I BE NERVOUS?
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I have a lesion found on CT scan.....they needed to do an MRI to diagnose it as a hemangioma.   There is a radiation risk with CT scan.   Maybe you should ask if you could have an MRI, it is safer....
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Try not to worry, hemangiomas are very common.
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no, don't be nervous.. you'll be fine..
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