Question 1

why is there more scar tissue on a chest x ray?

Accepted Answer

If you mean compared: To a prior chest xray, it could be due to infections or other lung diseases during the interval between the x-rays, leading to some scarring.

Alternatively, the radiologist that read this xray may have been more impressed with some areas of scarring and mentioned it in the report, but it was there before, and not new.

Question 2

i have a very small nodule on the apex of my lung found on chest x-ray my doctor saidit may be scar tissue or a blocked bone shadow, it is on the apex and i am 70 years old, is it cancer?

Accepted Answer

Possible: But more likely not. Further x-ray views or a ct might be helpful. Were you a smoker?

Question 3

would scar tissue left from pleurisy show up on a chest x-ray? also would scar tissue cause recurring chest pain?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Pleurisy is caused by inflammation of the linings around the lungs (the pleura), a condition also known as pleuritis. It's possible to have developed scarring. It's also possible that there's a little bit of leftover damage still healing itself. It's widespread inflammation, takes some time to heal, and that could cause chronic chest pain or discomfort.

Question 4

chest x-ray showed fibronodular opacities in right upper & left mid zone. had tb 4 yrs back, are these scars from earlier tb ? can this be removed ?

Accepted Answer

This is a Complex Qu: This is a complex issue. Yes, TB can and often does cause fibrosis/nodular changes which typically regress partially or complete once a full course of treatment has been taken.. There is of course risk of recurrence of TB. So we have to find out if your lung changes are left over of the older TB or are these new changes(progression). For this you need to go back to the doctor who treated your TB.

Question 5

i am a 23, female with a history of tb (during my high school at the age of 14-15) from the philippines. i just wanna ask if the scar will be seen if i took a chest x-ray this month? if yes, is there a way that the scarring will not be seen or cured?

Accepted Answer

: Yes it would  probably be seen if that was the primary lesion. sometimes these scars disapperar too. Therev is no way of telling which one's and who's. If you have no symptoms you're O. K.

Question 6

in a lung x-ray, how can a radiologist tell "scar tissue" from a mass, i.e. cancer?

Accepted Answer

Challenging: This can be challenging, but serial imaging could help. Scar tissue will remain stable while mass will be stable or increase in size depending on if it is malignant or benign

Question 7

28/male. chest x-ray showed "interstitum slightly coarse for age." what does this mean? does it mean scarring? should i be concerned?

Accepted Answer

Too vague: Ask your doc why he got CXR in first place and if you are a smoker ask him about smoking cessation programs nearby and get in one today !

Question 8

on my chest x-ray report it states .. right lower lobe linear opacities are related to scarring. no demonstrated pleural abnormality is ok.

Accepted Answer

A healed infection: Linear scarring is often left over from a previous, healed infection, such as pneumonia.  It may be helpful to compare your current Xray with a previous one, in order to verify that the linear opacities have not changed over time.

Question 9

chest x-ray showed mild interstitial scarring adjacent to the superior margin of the right hillus. should i be concerned?i am 22 yrs old, not a smoker

Accepted Answer

Old injury?: A scar on the lung is like one elsewhere on the body. It may be the result of an old infection or pneumonia, for example.  In the lung they need to be watched .  They usually stay the same.

Question 10

what does pulmonary scarring mean in a chest x-ray result?

Accepted Answer

Probably nothing: Scar tissues can be a common finding on chest x-rays which most probably does not have any significance. However it should be interpreted with clinical findings if any. Your doctor may be helpful in this.

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Scar tissue on chest x ray

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Why is there more scar tissue on a chest x ray?

A member asked:

I have a very small nodule on the apex of my lung found on chest x-ray my doctor saidit may be scar tissue or a blocked bone shadow, it is on the apex and i am 70 years old, is it cancer?

A member asked:

Would scar tissue left from pleurisy show up on a chest x-ray? also would scar tissue cause recurring chest pain?

A member asked:

Chest x-ray showed fibronodular opacities in right upper & left mid zone. had tb 4 yrs back, are these scars from earlier tb ? can this be removed ?

A member asked:

I am a 23, female with a history of tb (during my high school at the age of 14-15) from the philippines. i just wanna ask if the scar will be seen if i took a chest x-ray this month? if yes, is there a way that the scarring will not be seen or cured?

A member asked:

In a lung x-ray, how can a radiologist tell "scar tissue" from a mass, i.e. cancer?

A member asked:

28/male. chest x-ray showed "interstitum slightly coarse for age." what does this mean? does it mean scarring? should i be concerned?

A member asked:

On my chest x-ray report it states .. right lower lobe linear opacities are related to scarring. no demonstrated pleural abnormality is ok.

A member asked:

Chest x-ray showed mild interstitial scarring adjacent to the superior margin of the right hillus. should i be concerned?i am 22 yrs old, not a smoker

A member asked:

What does pulmonary scarring mean in a chest x-ray result?

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