A scan done for something else turns up an incidental finding that's probably benign but needs surveillance imaging for two years. Walk me through how you'd explain it without either alarming or falsely reassuring the patient.

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A scan done for something else turns up an incidental finding that's probably benign but needs surveillance imaging for two years. Walk me through how you'd explain it without either alarming or falsely reassuring the patient.

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