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A medical student in New York volunteered in class to be a patient having an ultrasound, which showed an abnormality in her body

The doctor who performed the ultrasound informed the student of what she found, a large mass on her right kidney

The student visited her doctor following the class and was given a diagnosis before being rushed into surgery

A New York student had a lucky break when she volunteered to get an ultrasound during her class — leading to a discovery of an abnormality in her body.

Aria Moreno, a first year medical student at Hofstra University on Long Island, told WABC , NBC New York and News 12 Long Island that she volunteered to be a patient to demonstrate how an ultrasound worked — and it ended up being an important decision for her health.

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