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Incidental lower lung module found

Lung Health | Last Active: 6 days ago | Replies (21)
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Yes this helps out greatly. I’m just kinda concerned at the moment is all. I know the nodule is still relatively small, but it concerns me that the 2 scans differ so much within a short time period. And if it’s due to the area being hard to screen than how are we going to effectively monitor it. I’m hoping all this will be answered during my visit.

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dtorelli | @dtorelli | 6 days ago

I had a number of nodules 7 mm and under that were caught on an X-Ray in 2013. I saw a Thoracic Surgeon. He monitored them via Chest CT w/o contrast again 3 months, 6 , 9 and 12 months via CT then once a year until end of 2017 with no growth and released me. I was a 1/2 pack a day smoker for 39 years up until 1/2012 is probably why he monitored.
But recently I had a Calcium Heart Scan during a well visit exam and they incidently found a new 1.4 cm x 1.1 cm new lower right lung nodule. It is smooth and my Thoracic surgeon said it appears to be a Carcinoid /Neuroendocrine but could be nothing. Going for a FDG PET scan Tuesday to see what lights up.

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