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I had esophagectomy, stage 3 cancer 1 year ago. check-up showed a cloudiness in the lower half of lobe of lung. said will check in 6 months! safe???

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh
Dr. Amrita Dosanjhanswered
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 38 years experience
Mgt: It would be helpful to see the chest radiograph uploaded to an inbox consult. I would suggest discussing a CT scan of the area for better resolution of the problem. Malignancy should be ruled out and a bronchoscopy may be indicated. Do you have a pulmonary specialist?
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