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What does lung cancer calcification mean?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

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Scar: Within some cancers in breast or lung scarring can occur in certain patterns. Calcium deposits in the scar. Much lung calcification is in benign lesions - hamartoma, granulomas, but can be in cancer also. Regular exams and ct scans can help define the issues.

Answered 6/14/2019

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Worried about a solid lung nodule 4 mm in 2009 and is now 7 mm, non calcified, smooth borders. Rad said it looks like benign soft tissue, possible granuloma. Do non calcified granulomas grow, and could a cancer grow at that growth rate?

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If a lung nodule is malignant , would that show up in blood test, and how fast would it grow if its cancer lung nodule is calcified in center?

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Is it easy for doctors to tell the difference between calcified nodule in the lung and lung cancer mass ? And what is average age for non smoker?

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