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What does a chronic scar at the lingular segment of the left upper lobe of the lung mean?
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Met: It may be helpful to see the report uploaded to a virtual consult along with the images. From your description, this is an area of fibrosis or scar tissue in the Left upper part of your lung. It is being termed chronic based on the duration of the finding.
Answered 11/16/2020
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