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Chest xray done for pre-op. xray showed a "subtle 7mm nodular density" in the upper right lobe. this was not seen on the portable xray two months ago when i was in the hospital with covid pneumonia. now i need to go for a ct. what could it be?
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Most commonly scars or granulomas (stable in time) are causing such changes, your recent history suggests transient changes due to recent infection that usually disappear at follow up. However, other possibilities such as tumors (growing in time) cannot be ruled out and higher resolution surveillance imaging is typically used in order to sort them out.
Answered 11/7/2021
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It could be an overeading. Do not worry too much, I would ask for a repeated CXR before subjecting myself to a CT scan.
Answered 11/8/2021
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Had a follow up CT scan for Covid pneumonia , which cleared. A 3 mm subpleural nodule in the posterior aspect of the right lower lobe was found. Im a 50 year old female, former smoker, quit 9 years ago, no other health concerns. What could this be?
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