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A member asked:

Got results for pet scan on lung nodules. nodules are "undetermined" cuz of size but parotid glands on both side of neck showed "hot". any relation?

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No relation: Parotid glands can have chronic inflammation which will show up on a PET scan just like tumors do. But it is unlikely to be anything significant that should worry you. You can ignore it for the time being.

Dr Iwata and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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