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My last cat scan said that the scarring in my lungs has gotten a lot larger than before.should i be concerned with this?
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Needs follow-up: Scars should not change significantly, so of the abnormality in the lung is growing in size, it needs to be followed-up / further investigated.
Answered 5/6/2015
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