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Can lung cancer be mistaken for boop on a ct scan?
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Boop: Yes BOOP can mimick certain types of lung cancer esp bronchoalveolar type.
Answered 2/18/2015
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Yes: Boop can mimic lung cancer....And lung cancer can quite easily be mistaken as a pneumonia. Radiologic imaging is rarely "diagnostic". It is important that any abnormality on chest film (x-ray/ct) be closely followed until clears/normalizes and/or further investigated for more definitive diagnosis. Somethings (but not all) may require formal biopsy.
Answered 10/23/2017
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