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My ct discovered 6 lung nodules from .2 - .8 cm. .8 node is calcified, others are not. discoid atelectasis in the upper right lung. concerning?
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To,observe: Likely benign post inflammatory granulomas and will calcify over time. Regular cts for a few years will establish this. . Prior exposure ? Histoplasmosis , farming, digging etc do not be a smoker!
Answered 10/3/2013
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Yes: Many causes including metastatic cancer. Do you have history of cancer? Breast, colon, prostrate and bladder most common. Also non cancerous conditions like hamartomas, sarcoidosis, rhemautoid nodules, infectious conditions, lymphomas and kaposis sarcomas etc. Please, see a pulmonologist if this is a new finding. Good luck.
Answered 8/17/2018
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Keep an eye on it: Lung nodules such as yours are probably a reactive process following an earlier infection of the lung. Those nodules should be looked at again in a second ct after a few month interval. If they grow at all a biopsy would be warranted. If they remain unchanged i would suggest they be looked at again with a repeat ct in about a year just to be safe.
Answered 10/4/2013
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Please explain what these CT findings mean and thank you so much ahead of time. Pleural based nodule in right upper chest size-2x6mm. A slightly asymmetric biapical plueroparenchymal scarring. Also small calcific densities measuring 3.5 mm in the right l
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What causes incidental finding of a 0.3 cm diameter nodule with punctuate calcification in lung on CT scan in 31 year old nonsmoker?
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Is it common to have an incidental finding of a 0.3 cm diameter nodule with punctuate calcification in lung on CT scan? 31 year old nonsmoker?
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Can scar tissue show up as incidental finding of a 0.3 cm diameter nodule with punctuate calcification in lung on CT scan? 31 year old non-smoker?
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Can incidental finding of a 0.3 cm diameter nodule with punctuate calcification in lung on CT scan go away on its own? Could it be scar tissue? 31 year old non smoker?
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