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Can a radiologist determine if a subsolid nodule is low grade malignancy from a CT scan? The radiologist measured the solid portion at 5.5 mm and said it was concerning for low grade malignancy. He recommended a 3 month follow up Ct scan or Pet/Ct. is it possible for them to determine low grade from a CT scan?

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@akfishinmom1- Subsolid nodules (SSNs) refer to pulmonary nodules with pure ground-glass nodules and part-solid ground-glass nodules. I have no idea how low-grade cancer cells are found because they look almost like regular cells. Since the report of the CT scan picked this up I imagine that your radiologist's training and experience led him to this result. Three months is often given as the time that cells can make changes that will show up on a CT scan, depending on the kind of cancer. After that, he might determine that a biopsy is recommended.