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A 52-year-old female asked:

Ct scan showed 11mm spiculated lesion in upper zone of left lower lung lobe. am non smoker,never smoke but have asthma was hospitalised for bronchitis?

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Dr. Le Wang
Dr. Le Wanganswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
Spiculated lung: Spiculated lung lesion >1cm should be evaluated. Recommend to see a lung doctor first. Statistics shows an increase in lung cancer in woman, non-smokers in recent years. Therefore, it is prudent to have this evaluated soon.
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