This report may perhaps might possibly be questionable and unclear

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Last week, an article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology discussed an effort to eliminate the words ‘gross’ and ‘grossly’ from reports because of their multiple meanings. However, an excerpt from a report published on General Surgery News’ blog (link below) may just take the cake for ambiguity. Follow the link and see if you can decipher the interpretation through all the hedge words and contradictions.

Can you guess the diagnosis using this radiology report?

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