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My husband has had a cough,fever plugged ears he went to the dr and a chest xray showed 1 mm and 1 11mm nodule in his middle lobe how likely is cancer?

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Dr. Romanth Waghmarae answered

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Lung nodule: Lung nodules should not be taken lightly. He needs to get a CT-Scan/MRI of the chest specifically to look at the nodules. Then he must see a Pulmonologist. This could also very well be benign but only further testing will define this.

Answered 7/25/2018

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A member asked:

My husband has had a cough,fever plugged ears he went to the dr and a chest xray showed 1 mm and 1 11mm nodule in his middle lobe how likely is cancer?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Romanth Waghmarae answered

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