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8 mm lung nodule possible malignancy: What should I do?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Mar 7 7:51am | Replies (40)

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Hi JS (@jstarkman). Remember that you posted this question on the Lung Cancer group, so you are seeing responses from people with cancerous nodules. Most nodules are not cancerous. The final pathology has come back for my latest nodule and it is fungal, not cancer.
Having a bronchoscopy does come with risks, and the pulmonologist will be able to help answer any specific questions that you may have. The location of the nodule can make it fairly easy or extremely difficult to biopsy via a bronchoscopy. My original nodules were deep in the lung, and were never biopsied via bronchoscopy, but this recent nodule was barely inside the lung so it was easily accessible. A rescan in three months doesn't seem unreasonable to me, but a pulmonology consult never hurts.

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As much as I understand your urge to be aggressive in addressing the nodule, Becky is correct. My module increased from 9 to 14 mm in one year, but it was about as deep as it could be in the left lower lobe, and slam up against the outer wall. So the doc didn’t want to take that risky journey with a biopsy needle. We ended up deciding to just take it out.