Question 1

thoracic surgeon said hemartoma, radiologists said lung nodule is possibly cancer.who should i believe?

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Biopsied?: Are these different interpretations of a radiologic abnormality, e.g. Abnormal chest xray or ct? Or did the surgeon have tissue? Any change from old films (cancers grow more rapidly than other abnormalities, including hamartomas)? Size of abnormality? Symptoms? Smoker-current or ex?  All are factors in making  decision re: mass lesions. Did the docs talk to each other? That is key to decide.

Question 2

chest wall mass directly under l collarbone- squishy,non moveable,symmetrical, with a vein on top of it. cbc, l breast, & l axillary u/s all normal.referred to surgeon to remove, should i still be concerned about cancer with normal results so far?

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: The normal blood may mean it is not showing in the blood. It may be a benign mass and it may be biopsied to be certain by various techniques however normal blood and urine tests may not be enough. Normal U/S in the axilla is different from under the collarbone where the mass is. It may be a fat mass but see a surgeon for biopsy.

Question 3

my girlfriend has a large cancerous mass sitting in her chest and its putting pressure on her heart and lungs.  any idea what type cancer this is?

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You need to ask her: If this is your girlfriend and she's seriously sick, she's been informed of the nature of her cancer and if a diagnosis has not yet been made, it will be in a day or so, probably by needle biopsy. This is the era of patient privacy and you'll need to ask her what the diagnosis is.

Question 4

what exactly is a thoracic surgeon and what do they do besides lungs?

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All organs in chest: Thoracic surgeons care for all surgical diseases of the chest which includes; lungs, esophagus, thymus, heart, aorta, great vessels, chest wall, ribs, sternum, trauma disorders of these organs include malignancy, and benign diseases.

Question 5

surely, a thoracic surgeon must know if a round spot is a lung nodule, carcinoid or a coin lesion by looking at pet, ct and x-rays. yes or no?

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Pathology specimen: The pathologist makes the diagnosis with the microscopic exam of a piece of the lesion. Even then, it can be challenging to get diagnosis. So the answer to your question is no. Stay with your thoracic surgeon, get your follow up exams, stop nicotine if you have that addiction. Ok to go for a second opinion. Take a friend with you and don't be surprised if you get same answer.

Question 6

what does nodular peripherad enhancement  mean on a mri. my husband had a cancerous mass (adenocarcinoma of lung) removed from calcaneus previously?

Accepted Answer

More trouble : This most likely represent pulmonary metastatic disease.

Question 7

breast mri of non mass is 4.7cm6.1cm ap3.9cm big. have small breasts does this mean chest wall invasion ?would mri show that ? if cancer

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It doesn't mean: there is chest wall invasion(MRI would show it), and it doesn't mean you have cancer.  Depending on other MR features, and assuming no mammogram, ultrasound, or palpable abnormalities, non mass enhancement is most likely to be benign.  It may need biopsy, however, due to the small chance of malignancy.

Question 8

i have no active pulmonary lesions, no active pulmonarytuberculosis and pneumonia, no abnormal mass lesions(lung cancer etc.), and no bony abnormalities. but i havepain in chest. can you explain why it might be so?

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Normal: This sounds like a description of the negative findings on a chest x-ray.  Pa refers to the way the x-ray was taken.  Tbc refers to tuberculosis.  In other words no abnormalities found - a normal chest x-ray.

Question 9

no pleural mass in chest ct scan,clear  pleural exudate (lab results say it is exudate not transudate).no fever or cough. can we rule out lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Not enough info....: With the information provided, lung cancer cannot be ruled out. Need to know if any mass or abnormality was seen on the chest CT scan. An exudative pleural effusion could be due to many things including pneumonia, cancer, etc. A sample of the fluid should be sent for a variety of cultures as well as looked at for malignant cells. More testing is definitely needed for a diagnosis to be made!

Question 10

would a chest x ray be able to detect any cancer mass  in the chest of a young male ?

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Yes/No: A chest X-ray is a good screening test for most symptomatic tumors/ cancer masses in the lung . It can easily detect tumor of 2CM or larger. Tumors smaller than 1CM are unlikely to be detected with Chest X-ray. This is where CT scan is more effective as it can detetect tumors less than 1CM.

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Thoracic surgeon said hemartoma, radiologists said lung nodule is possibly cancer.who should i believe?

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Chest wall mass directly under l collarbone- squishy,non moveable,symmetrical, with a vein on top of it. cbc, l breast, & l axillary u/s all normal.referred to surgeon to remove, should i still be concerned about cancer with normal results so far?

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My girlfriend has a large cancerous mass sitting in her chest and its putting pressure on her heart and lungs. any idea what type cancer this is?

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What exactly is a thoracic surgeon and what do they do besides lungs?

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Surely, a thoracic surgeon must know if a round spot is a lung nodule, carcinoid or a coin lesion by looking at pet, ct and x-rays. yes or no?

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What does nodular peripherad enhancement mean on a mri. my husband had a cancerous mass (adenocarcinoma of lung) removed from calcaneus previously?

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Breast mri of non mass is 4.7cm6.1cm ap3.9cm big. have small breasts does this mean chest wall invasion ?would mri show that ? if cancer

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I have no active pulmonary lesions, no active pulmonarytuberculosis and pneumonia, no abnormal mass lesions(lung cancer etc.), and no bony abnormalities. but i havepain in chest. can you explain why it might be so?

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No pleural mass in chest ct scan,clear pleural exudate (lab results say it is exudate not transudate).no fever or cough. can we rule out lung cancer?

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Would a chest x ray be able to detect any cancer mass in the chest of a young male ?

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