Lung Nodule Puns

Hello, everybody! My dermatologist took two skin samples of moles last week to be tested for skin cancer. I’m praying for negative results and I’m quite nervous. I’m also asking for prayer because I have two lung nodules and they’ve been stable over the past three years but my pulmonologist wants to compare my old CT scan with last years. After that, I have no idea what she wants to do. I’m praying that they have remained stable. I’m also nervous about that. Thank you everybody 🙏✝️

Not diagnosed. Female, age 31

I've been monitoring my thyroid nodules via annual ultrasound since I was 17-years-old; currently 31, so about 14-ish years. Only one nodule is barely large enough to be biopsied; first biopsy was inconclusive and the second was benign. I have at least 6-7 nodules total scattered on both lobes. These alone constantly worry me, however what worries me a little more are the nodule(s) that were found via CT-scan back in 2013.

Two 2mm pulmonary nodules (one on each lung) were found, though no one was going to tell me about them; I found out by myself while reading my pathology report. Fast forward to 2019... I got another CT-scan done just to check on the nodules and only one nodule was noted this time at 3mm in size; not sure if 1mm is significant or not.

My annual ultrasound is on the 23rd of this month and naturally, I'm freaking out. Who am I kidding? I'm ALWAYS freaking out over this, literally 24/7 and 365 days a year.

If my lung and thyroid nodules are related and I've had cancer growing for over a decade, then I might as well start digging my grave now. I've seen multiple endos and the one that I have now is top quality. The best thyroid surgeon in my area won't even touch my thyroid, yet.

Getting out of bed is becoming harder and harder. I feel like life is meaningless and doing anything is pointless. Doesn't help that I lost my mom to colon cancer and shortly after, my counselor also got diagnosed with an incurable cancer. How can this be benign?! HOW?!

Last ultrasound report, if you're curious:

Right lobe measures 4.7 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm. There are at least 3 nodules in the right lobe. The largest nodule measures 9.5 x 5.7 mm. The largest nodule is hypoechoic and has small microcalcifications as well as ill-defined borders. There is increased vascularity. The nodule is wider than tall. It has not significantly changed since the prior examination.

Left lobe measures 4.9 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm. There are at least 3 nodules in the left lobe. The largest nodule measures 5.5 x 2.7 mm. The nodules are quite small and hypoechoic. They are unchanged since the prior examination.

Edit: Blood work is always "normal" in range and yeah, that suspicious nodule is apparently benign. 🤞🏻

I am a 44 male, 6'-4", 220lbs in otherwise good health. I went in for a cardiac calcium CT scoring (scored 0) and in the supplemental report the radiologist noted 4 sub 3mm nodules in my lungs.

Exact wording from report: "Several parenchymal and pleural nodules measuring 2 to 3 mm are present. "

Smoked a pack a day from 19-41 with a 4 year break in my 30's. My follow up isnt for another week and a half and I am freaking out a bit. Are these serious?

28m 190 lbs So I was in hospital for pneumonia in January they ct scan me a couple times over the few days was there. I guess they didn't see any nodules. In March I was having trouble breathing and chest pain so they ct me again find one nodule didn't tell me. My heart dr saw this and told me to have it followed up. I did and now after my third ct scan my Dr said she sees a total of 5 all 4mm or 3mm scattered in my lungs. They told me come back in a year and see if they grow or heal. How often does someone have 5 nodules that aren't dangerous?

CW : lung issues and test results

(31/M) So about 5 months back I had an abdomen CT scan for something that turned up negative, but they found an incidental ground glass nodule on my lower left lung (0.8cm nodule) my doctor told me it's pretty common to find stuff like that when they do a CT scan, and that it's rarely anything to worry about, but they'll do a follow-up CT in 6 months to make sure it hasn't grown/see if it's even still there.

I've had a ton of other HA fears so it's taken a back seat until recently, since the followup is happening in about 3 weeks, and of course I've started to fixate on it. Obviously my main concern is the C word despite being a non-smoker, not even weed, and the fact that I have absolutely no trouble breathing. I still have some unexplained physical symptoms and I think my brain is trying to convince me that they're related, so I've started to get random brief aches in my chest/back (thanks Dr. Google).

I KNOW that the issues I'm having (high blood pressure and anxiety for example) have nothing to do with lung C, and I KNOW that there are a million reasons someone would have a random little nodule on their lung (just off the top of my head, I had a horrible case of pneumonia when I was about 12 that could have left a scar?) but I just can't seem to talk myself down for whatever reason, every little sensation in my chest, every time I cough randomly.

What do you do to put yourself into a better headspace about stuff like this? Has anybody had something like this happen and figured out some way to deal?

Hi all - I’m inquiring for my mom - age 70, former smoker, no cancer history, and no family history of cancer.

She has a lung nodule in the lower lobe that her primary doctor has been monitoring via annual CT scans since May 2019. It reached 8mm in size in July 2020, so her doctor sent her for a PET scan which showed no evidence of metabolic activity. In November 2020, she went for another CT scan which showed it had grown about 2mm more to 1cm. Now, 5 months later in April, it has grown to 1.2cm. Her doctor referred her to a pulmonologist who asked her to come in tomorrow. His urgency to see her makes us concerned. We assume he will be sending her for a biopsy.

It seems the nodule is growing at a rate of approx 2mm every 4-5 months now. Is this considered to be fast growing consistent with small cell? Is there such a thing as a benign nodule that grows?

On a related note, what should she expect with a biopsy in terms of recovery length? Is that an outpatient procedure typically?

Thanks for any insight! Blessings and prayers to all of you on your journeys as well 🙏🏻

An example- benign small pulmonary nodules in mid-20s means you’ll develop cancerous ones 20 to 30 years down the line.

Hello, this post is on behalf of my dad. A little background

Age: 60 Gender: Male Medical Issues: Diabetic (under control, and bladder cancer. The bladder cancer has never gone into the bladder wall with 3 reoccurrences within 5 years. Nodule Removal and immunotherapy have been used with success. Former smoker of 40+ years, has quit for two years completely, and 3 years with an occasional cigarette.

During a routine scan, an 11mm, solid lung nodule, in the upper right lobe was noticed. Doctors recommended recheck in 3 months. At 3 months, no change. Now, 6 months from the initial discovery, nodule is 16mm, solid, upper right lobe, somewhat spiculated. This was discovered after blood clots in lungs that broke free from legs. Since resolved with blood thinners

PET scan is scheduled, and Dr is set on removing regardless of the results as location isn’t favorable to an accurate needle biopsy. I trust this as he is at the Cleveland Clinic with a highly regarded doctor. No one believes this is metastasis of his bladder cancer.

I’ve done some lung tumor cancer risk calculators and I get results all the way from 6% to 80%. I know the PET scan will provide more clarity, but what are the real chances of a second cancer. He has 0 symptoms from this tumor or anything else. I’m not to worried as he was told if cancer and PET scan good, surgery is likely a “cure” as rest of lungs are fine.

Hey guys! thank you for all the support and valuable information in this community.

First post here :) I was diagnosed 2 months ago TC in the right testis, had orchi on 2nd March (AFP=Hi, LDH=Normal, HCG=Normal).

Pathology report: Malignant mixed germ cell tumor: Yolk sac 80%, Seminoma 20% Tumor size: 3 cm Spermatic cord margin: uninvolved by tumor Other margin: Tunica vaginalis is involved Lymphovascular invasion: Not identified

After the orchi: Blood markers are all normal

CT Scan after 4 weeks from orchi: No decease seen in the abdomen or pelvis Multiple tiny lung nodules (2-3 mm) for follow-up.

My oncologist suggested active surveillance and to do the CT scan again after 2 months from the first one to see how serious those lung nodules are.

Can TC skip lymph nodes and jump directly to the lungs? How dangerous is yolk sac? and, how to hold on to the last testis and keep it at full health? i don’t want to lose it :)

I have two on both lungs they found three years ago. My lung doc is gonna compare my ct from last year to the previous year and then get another one. Just curious to see if anybody has experience with this?

"Bilateral and mediastinal inguinal ganglion formations." and "Retrolisthesis L4-L5".

Just saw results from my 2-year post TC CT with contrast. I am not sure if the doc has seen it yet, hoping for a response soon. Anyone knows what this means? Thank you in advance.

Stage 1B - Mar 5. 2019. Removed Mar 15. Surveillance.

Anyone get any CT scan after Covid-19 infection and find a lung nodule? I’m refusing to google because I know cancer will pop up and I don’t want to go down that rabbit hole of worry. Just wondering if anyone else has had this post-covid? I’m 11 weeks out from my diagnosis.

A CT scan back in November 2020 caught two nodules that ended up being malignant after a biopsy. Her first nodule is in the left lung and is 1.8cm. This was diagnosed as adenocarcinoma and her second one in her right one is 1cm and is also adenocarcinoma.

However, we met with her doctor yesterday and he believes this is a unique and rare case because he believes these are two different cancers and did not metastasize. Her PET scan shows that these nodules are contained in the lungs. His treatment plan is to giver her an MRI to ensure the cancer isn’t in the brain, take tissue from her chest lymph nodes to ensure there isn’t cancer there, and ensure her heart can handle surgery. The doctor would like to remove the cancer in her left lung (if all the above pass) and then 6 weeks later remove the one in her right lung.

My question is has anyone been through anything like this? If so, what can I do to help her prepare. I’m am praying that the cancer is not in her lymph nodes or brain so we can start treatment through surgery. My life felt like it came crashing down after this news back in November but I’ve learned to be strong and be in my moms corner. Any advice would help tremendously and I am thankful I found this group. If more information is needed, please let me know and I can try to provide it.

58 yr old male, nonsmoker, no drugs, occasional etoh, white, non Hispanic

Weight: 220 lbs Height: 5’ 11”

Hx: HLD, anxiety, GERD

NO cancer history, mother had breast cancer. No other family history of cancer

No comparison scans available

MEDICATIONS: Lipitor

No complaints, asymptotic

Chest ct for preventative heart and lung scan. Multiple nodules seen in scan.

Report as followed -2 mm node right upper lobe -3 mm node right middle lobe

• 3 mm node right lower lobe
• 2 mm node right lower lobe
• 3 mm node right upper lobe
• 3 mm node right middle lobe -1 mm node right lower lobe -2 mm node left upper lobe -3 mm node left lingual -multiple other small nodes visualized. -small atelectasis in lower lobes right greater than left

-mild cardiomegaly -no mediastinal or Hailer lymphedema

Have called pcp regarding results and can’t get a call back. Very worried. Not sure what to think. Opinions.

F36Y

155cm/65kg

used to be social smoker. recently barely smoke at all

hypertensive, periodontitis

at May 2014, I had chest X-ray as part of University medical check-up. a nodule was found in the lower left lobe. I forgot the size, but I think it was more than 1 cm and shaped like a dorito. It was very white, not at all like a shadow. the doc referred me for a CT scan. CT scan found a small nodule, smooth edges and solid. the doctor that read my CT said it was probably a scar from a previous infection or bone fragment, and it was nothing to worry about.

Since then I had X-Ray 2 more times at scheduled medical check-up at 2015 and 2016. Both times the doctor did not said anything, but I noticed the nodule still present at the X-ray.

now 7 years later, I have developed health anxiety and wondering if it is possible for the nodule to turn cancerous. How likely the nodule become cancer? and how likely a bone fragment could be lodged in lung?

Thank you in advance, good doctors of reddit!

Has anyone with PsA had lung nodules at all? I had a chest CT to clear me for Remicade and it showed a lung nodule.

There’s some history behind this. Five years ago I had an asthma flare from hell and had a chest ct which showed a small nodule in the left upper lobe. They thought it was evidence of an old valley fever infection (common when you live in AZ to have asymptomatic infection and a normal immune system).

Now not only has this old nodule gone away but I have a new little friend in the right lower lobe.

File this under WTF. Pulmonology on Weds. Just incredulous.

I am 27 female and non-smoker. I have had a solitary lung nodule for about 7 years now and never had issues and it was just an incidental find. It was about 6 mm then and I was tested for Tb, histoplasmosis, and rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, and all were negative. At the time, the nodule was not calcified. Fast forward to now, and the nodule is now ossified but is now 2.1 cm. My hilar lymph nodes are also enlarged to 3.4cm and 1.3 cm, but calcified. The radiologist did not think it appeared suspicious, but I have been referred to a pulmonologist because of my symptoms. I also have lived above smokers in an apartment for the last 2 years, if that makes a difference. I have moderate to severe chest pain (comes and goes, but always a pain), non-productive dry cough, random nausea, back and neck pain and night sweats. Is this anything to be concerned about? I know the radiologist doesn’t seem concerned, but the symptoms really are bothersome. I can’t get into a pulmonologist for three more months because of covid. Would love some adv

Sorry if this isn’t allowed, if so please redirect me!

We picked up a juul on the way home from the doctor - I practically forced him too. I know that’s not healthy either but I’m desperate to get him to quit cigarettes and help him through this, I’ve already lost my mom to lung cancer from smoking.

He has been smoking for a LONG time, over 25 years at LEAST and probably longer. All advice is welcome of course but especially to those of you who smoked long term, what helped you to quit? What kind of support from others helped you quit (aka what is the most helpful thing I can do?)

Just as a disclaimer, he is also wanting to quit for himself - I’m not forcing him to do this, but I am being really tough on him. Thank you in advance

38m non smoker slightly over weight with a life long history of asthma.
During a CT scan of my abdomen they noted a 8mm nodule. They then did a repeat scan of my chest to confirm a 1cm nodule and recommended a pet scan. I have no other symptoms and have been living a normal life. I’m extremely worried about this turning out to be cancerous and what this would do to my family. I don’t know how concerned I should be . Any advice or thoughts?

They’re small, 2mm & 4mm but they weren’t there a month ago. Had chest imaging a month ago and nothing was there. Had more chest imaging in the hospital last night for a bad fall that gave me a concussion and a badly bruised hip and they found them.

Should I worry that they grew so quick out of nowhere?

I’m 21F, 170lbs, 5’11”, Caucasian and Native American. I smoke marijuana, used to smoke cigarettes and now I smoke E-cigarettes and occasional cigs.

I'm a medical student and don't have much physics background at this point, so a simplified explanation would be very helpful. I'm trying to understand what "1-2mm collimation" means in the context of imaging lung nodules. I'm assuming it's not the same as slice thickness otherwise they would have written it? However the main textbook I'm using doesn't explain it, and the things I found on google are quite technical and/or vague. Thanks.

M59 UK Lung nodule 5 foot 7 70kg Non smoker Good diet / athlete Previously has covid19

Many thanks.

On May 12th, my mother went into the hospital, and upon a CT scan done, the doctors found three incidental lung nodules.

A nodule measuring 8.5mm was found on the right superior lobe, a nodule of 5mm was located in the middle lobe and one of 4mm in the lingula ( sorry if this makes no sense as im translating a french document).

Her hilar lymph node was also 1cm. Blood work was good, so anyhow the radiologist ordered a three month CT scan which she completed on August 4th, and the CT scan included her stomach area and today the doctor called said that the nodules had not really changed size but did specify and that the radiologist had recommended she complete a nuclear scan and see a pulmonologist to ensure they are benign

Of course, im still freaking out and would appreciate any insight as we await the call for the nuclear scan appointment.

Thanks for your insight!

( Also yes this is an update)

Demographic information as following:

Female-62 years old- African- weight 172- height 5ft 4 and non-smoker- and no underlining health conditions.

I guess I just need to vent. I had IDC stage one diagnosis in June, surgery in July, and was supposed to start radiation last week. I can't figure out how to schedule radiation - where my 4 year old can't enter the building for good reason, of course - covid- and my only support system (elderly parents) live an hour away. I can't ask them to drive two hours everyday to watch my daughter for an hour. Daughter could go stay with my parents for a few days but she'd miss the last week or so of daycare program, which maybe isn't a big deal, but I'd feel bad. I could schedule radiation while she's at daycare but I am supposed to be starting grad school next week and orientation is really long. If I put radiation off longer, then at that time daughter is going to only be at kindergarten two days a week! I can't get help from co-parent because he's being investigated by CPS. I just don't know how I am supposed to figure out the logistics.

Speaking of figuring it out, I have had a sinus infection all month and my head feels as if it is full of rocks. You know what else? I have been spraypainting the toilet with diarrhea for almost two weeks. I think it's because I had to go off bupropion (mild depression/anxiety) which worked really well for me and switch to citalopram. Ny gut feels rather sure about this since it's an SSRI and serotonin regulates digestion and the diarrhea started the same day I started citalopram. So i have been feeling weak and dumb and I spend so much time on, getting to, and cleaning the toilet that I can't concentrate on the scheduling stuff.

Oh yeah I have a colonoscopy on Friday that I keep forgetting about. I am lucky to have had genetic testing for breast cancer with the good news of no BRCA, etc, but random mutation linked to colon cancer. Grateful to know, get screened, but it feels like everything is happening within a two week period here.

After my early-July surgery, while in the recovery room, the surgeon said the CT scan done when they were locating the sentinal node showed a lung nodule and a liver lesion but we'd talk about that at the follow-up in a week. I was dozing off then and for the rest of the day, so I thought the lung and liver thing were a bad post-anesthesia dream. He didn't mention it at the follow-up and my PCP didn't mention it. I continued to believe it was a dream until today when I got a call from the surgeon's office.

"I'm calling about scheduling the CT scan Dr. K or

32, Female, 5'5, 240, Caucasian, 5 weeks, Canada/Lungs, 5 weeks postpartum + very mild anemia (hemoglobin 100) and former daily cannabis smoker

I have been experiencing shortness of breath and like a sudden onset and quick release burning chest pain that comes and goes since giving birth. I finally went to the ER the other night when the chest pain got really bad. They gave me blood work and found I had a positive d-dimer (1500 I think) and gave me a chest x-ray and CT scan. The only thing that came up on either is two tiny solid nodules on my lungs. I was discharged and my doctor said he's not worried about the nodules and isn't even going to give me a follow up CT.

Two days later I've got a dry cough and now my right lung hurts sharply when I breathe in. I'm super worried they missed something and I should go back but on the other hand they did a very through workup.

I'll post the results of the CT scan. I'm worried they missed a blood clot somehow or that the nodes are actually lung cancer or something.

CT scan results

Impression

1. No pulmonary emboli in the main and lobar pulmonary arteries. Segmental and subsegmental emboli cannot be completely excluded due to suboptimal opacification (note that study was repeated, with no improvement in opacification).

2. Right middle lobe nodule; 3 mm and left lower lobe nodule; 2 mm. In the absence of risk factors such as smoking, no follow-up imaging is required.

Narrative CT THORAX PULMONARY ANGIOGRAM

INDICATION: 1 month postpartum with significant exertional dyspnea NYD. D-dimer 1425. CT to rule out PE. TECHNIQUE: Pulmonary arterial phase CT thorax by routine TOH PE protocol. Opacification of the pulmonary artery is unsatisfactory and allows depiction of only the main and lobar pulmonary arteries. COMPARISON: No prior imaging for comparison

PULMONARY ARTERIES: No pulmonary embolism in the main pulmonary artery and lobar arteries. Segmental and subsegmental pulmonary emboli cannot be completely excluded. Normal calibre pulmonary artery. LUNGS & TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE: 3 mm solid nodule in the right middle lobe (axial series 7, image 99). 2 mm solid nodule in the left lower lobe on image 114) No airspace opacification. The tracheobronchial tree is patent. LYMPH NODES & MEDIASTINUM: Unremarkable. PLEURA & PERICARDIUM: Unremarkable. HEART & AORTA: No right ventricular strain. ESOPHAGUS & NECK: Small hiatal hernia. BONES & CHEST WALL: Unremarkable. UPPER ABDOMEN: Unremarkable.

For some backstory - I am a 315lb 29YO woman. I have sleep apnea and PCOS, I am also bipolar (medicated) and suffer from anxiety. However, on Friday around 3AM my power went out while I was wearing my CPAP machine and I struggled to breathe for roughly 30 seconds until I woke up. When I woke up it felt like a 18-wheeler had hit me in the chest. I stayed awake monitoring myself, then eventually went back to sleep. Throughout the day on Friday after speaking with my doctors (who instructed me to watch for worsening symptoms) I was experience shortness of breath and I couldn't do much around the house without getting extremely tired. Around 9PM Friday night what felt like a whoosh out of my chest all of the pressure and pain left and went directly into my left arm. My left arm started to go number and I could not feel my fingers or forarem anymore. My husband and I were rushing to the hospital when it continually got worse, the shortness of breath came back so I called an ambulance thinking I was having a heart attack. All they did was continually question me and ask me if I was having a panic attack, which I was not.

Once I got to the hospital they did a EKG and chest Xray they ruled out heart attack, but they ran this test and these are the results:

D-Dimer0.61 ug/mL(FEU)*<0.56 ug/mL(FEU)*Cutoff for Exclusion of DVT and PE: 0.50 ug/ml (FEU)

I assumed what was happening was a blood clot becuse my arm had started to swell by that point and the blood was not flowing back properly when I would push against my skin, it took a long time to switch from white back to normal skin tone. My arm was red, but it wasn't burning hot or in pain, so they ignored that.

They put me in for a CT with contrast and this is when they found this:

1. Contrast bolus quality is limited. No large central emboli are identified. The pulmonary arteries beyond the central vessels are not adequately opacified to evaluate for the presence of pulmonary emboli.
2. No other acute pulmonary findings.
3. 4 mm pulmonary nodule in right upper lobe. Follow-up for fracture sided criteria.

No embolism found, which is great - maybe it dissolved itsself? I'm not sure, my main concern now is number 3. The pulmonary nodule in the right upper lobe.

The doctor came back in and nonchalantly was not worried about it, but another one said "well it could be cancer, or it couldn't" That has me extremely upset and I'm not trying to google everything in the world. I was just wondering

Lung cancer classification in screening computed tomography (CT) scans is one of the most crucial tasks for early detection of this disease. Many lives can be saved if we are able to accurately classify malignant/ cancerous lung nodules. Consequently, several deep learning based models have been proposed recently to classify lung nodules as malignant or benign. Nevertheless, the large variation in the size and heterogeneous appearance of the nodules makes this task an extremely challenging one. We propose a new Progressive Growing Channel Attentive Non-Local (ProCAN) network for lung nodule classification. The proposed method addresses this challenge from three different aspects. First, we enrich the Non-Local network by adding channel-wise attention capability to it. Second, we apply Curriculum Learning principles, whereby we first train our model on easy examples before hard/ difficult ones. Third, as the classification task gets harder during the Curriculum learning, our model is progressively grown to increase its capability of handling the task at hand. We examined our proposed method on two different public datasets and compared its performance with state-of-the-art methods in the literature. The results show that the ProCAN model outperforms state-of-the-art methods and achieves an AUC of 98.05% and accuracy of 95.28% on the LIDC-IDRI dataset. Moreover, we conducted extensive ablation studies to analyze the contribution and effects of each new component of our proposed method.

full paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.15417

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I have been tested 3 times for Covid. All 3 negative but I have all symptoms and have been clinically diagnosed with Covid.

I have been put on 2 L continuous oxygen and several medications including a blood thinner.

I’m a healthy 30 year old who was directly exposed by a friend.

My question for you all: I had a stat Cat scan done to rule out a PE (I have factor 5 Leiden) and they found 2 nodules on my right lung.

One being a ground-glass nodule which has been pretty consistent with Covid. Another was a non calcified nodule. Both in the R lung. Both of my lungs have mild collapse in the bases.

I have a repeat scan to check the nodules in 3 months. Has anyone else had lung nodules? I continue to test negative for Covid but with a direct exposure and all the symptoms, they have gave me the diagnosis.

I’m freaking out over the nodules. I’d rather them be Covid than the other C word.

Mine shows a non solid nodule. Does anyone else have this as a result of Covid and know what it is or how they treat it?

On May 12th, my mother went into the hospital, and upon a CT scan done, the doctors found three incidental lung nodules.

A nodule measuring 8.5mm was found on the right superior lobe, a nodule of 5mm was located in the middle lobe, and one of 4mm in the lingula ( sorry if this makes no sense as im translating a french document).

Her hilar lymph node was also 1cm. Blood work was good, so anyhow, the radiologist ordered a three month CT scan, which she completed on August 4th, and the CT scan included her Thorax-Abdominal and Pelvis.

The doctor called on August 25th and left a voicemail explaining a bit of the result, and the report was released yesterday online, and here are the findings as summarized:

The new radiologist mentioned that the pulmonary nodules are stabilized and that the Nodule on the right superior lobe is now 8mm.

The nodules found on the middle lobe and lingula are still there and have not changed size. And no other new nodules are found.

The lymph node visible on the previous scan is no longer there, and no other lymph node is visible.

The thyroid region is clear, and the aorta and those surrounding regions are fine.

The abdomen showed a presence of small millimetric hyperdensities that were too small to characterize on the scan.

The right kidney shows a hypodensity of 9mm at its lower third, which is not characterized by this scan. ( hepatic densities was also mentioned)

The radiologist's recommendation was due to the size of the 8mm Nodule on the right superior lobe that she be transferred to a pulmonologist and that a PET scan is also recommended.

The radiologist also wishes to have her complete another abdominal magnetic scan for a better description of what was found.

( The emergency room physician did not mention this in the voicemail)

My question would be, what does a PET scan do in this case? Is it to check if the nodules are benign or cancerous?

We are awaiting the pulmonologist's call as she called last week while my mom was at work and told us that she would call another time, so hopefully this week.

My mother is 62 years old- She has never smoked- She has no underlying health conditions- She solely had a total hysterectomy in 2015 and no other symptoms.

Thanks for the insight!

( sorry if the medical terminology is incorrect as im translating this from a french medical document)

I had a CT scan which showed several lung nodules 2 mm in size. The report said to follow up in one year if I was in a high risk group.

How common are lung nodules this size?

I haven't spoken with my doctor yet, and I'm reassured the report says only follow up in a year if in a high risk group, but the info at the site below has me a bit worried, saying 40% of lung nodules are cancerous.

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=22&contentid=pulmonarynodules

White male, 60, 5'10", 210#. Asthma, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia a year ago. Never smoked. Both parent died of lung cancer (both were heavy smokers). Recent blood work (last week) was all good.

South Asian male, ~175lbs, 28, 5'11", asthma(?), migraines. Taking Breo, Avamys, Spriva to control Asthma for past several years. Taking 50mg Topamax to control migraines.

In November of last year I went to the hospital because I suffered from a hemiplegic migraine that, at the time, was thought to be a stroke. During my stay at the hospital they did a battery of CT and MRI scans of by noggin to rule out stroke for sure, and everything came back clean. My migraines are now controlled with topamax.

A few months later during a regular check up with my GP, she reviewed one of the CT reports which said that there were multiple micronodules seen in my lungs (the report did not give any measurements) and she ordered a follow-up CT scan in late March of 2020. Here is the report. Reading this, I can't help but think of lung cancer.

I've never smoked tobacco on the regular (save for a cheeky cigarette when out drinking with friends now and then). I did smoke pot reguarly for a good chunk of my late teenage years and early twenties. I still do on occasion but now mostly vape or use edibles.

So some context for my lung problems. I had asthma as a child for which I was taking puffers (standard "blue and orange" guys), but as I got older I stopped taking them because I seemed to grow out of it. Seemingly unrelated, during University there was a time where I seemed to have had some sever lung infection for which I stupidly at the time did not get medical attention. I would go up a couple steps and be winded and was constantly struggling to breathe. Eventually this infection passed and I moved on with my life. Then for work, sometime in 2017, I had to do a lung capacity test where I was surprised to learn that my lung capacity was very low for someone my age, and I was referred to a pulmonary specialist who has put me on the cocktail I am on now. He took an X-Ray and passingly noted some scarring on my lungs, and when I told him about my University experience said that was likely the cause.

Regarding my current situation my pulmonary doctor is fairly confident this is nothing, since I am young and am not a regular smoker, but they ordered a follow-up CT scan which is taking place this week. Obviously reddit can't do much without seeing the scans themselves, and I am probably going to get an answer soon enough anyways, but what does AskDocs think?

EDIT: To clarify the lung test for work: I don't work with any harmful substances. I was

My mum had a total gastrectomy for her stomach cancer 7 months ago and today the oncologist called with ct results saying 'the scan is reassuring'. There is only a very tiny nodule that we need to monitor but it could be anything really. It could just disappear on its own if it's just a small infection or something. Is there really a chance it's nothing? I'm trying to stay positive but it's so hard. I guess I'm just hoping there is someone out there who can tell me that they heard that before but it did turn out not to be a metastasis.

Not diagnosed. Female, age 31

I've been monitoring my thyroid nodules via annual ultrasound since I was 17-years-old; currently 31, so about 14-ish years. Only one nodule is barely large enough to be biopsied; first biopsy was inconclusive and the second was benign. I have at least 6-7 nodules total scattered on both lobes. These alone constantly worry me, however what worries me a little more are the nodule(s) that were found via CT-scan back in 2013.

Two 2mm pulmonary nodules (one on each lung) were found, though no one was going to tell me about them; I found out by myself while reading my pathology report. Fast forward to 2019... I got another CT-scan done just to check on the nodules and only one nodule was noted this time at 3mm in size; not sure if 1mm is significant or not.

My annual ultrasound is on the 23rd of this month and naturally, I'm freaking out. Who am I kidding? I'm ALWAYS freaking out over this, literally 24/7 and 365 days a year.

If my lung and thyroid nodules are related and I've had cancer growing for over a decade, then I might as well start digging my grave now. I've seen multiple endos and the one that I have now is top quality. The best thyroid surgeon in my area won't even touch my thyroid, yet.

Getting out of bed is becoming harder and harder. I feel like life is meaningless and doing anything is pointless. Doesn't help that I lost my mom to colon cancer and shortly after, my counselor also got diagnosed with an incurable cancer. How can this be benign?! HOW?!

Last ultrasound report, if you're curious:

Right lobe measures 4.7 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm. There are at least 3 nodules in the right lobe. The largest nodule measures 9.5 x 5.7 mm. The largest nodule is hypoechoic and has small microcalcifications as well as ill-defined borders. There is increased vascularity. The nodule is wider than tall. It has not significantly changed since the prior examination.

Left lobe measures 4.9 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm. There are at least 3 nodules in the left lobe. The largest nodule measures 5.5 x 2.7 mm. The nodules are quite small and hypoechoic. They are unchanged since the prior examination.

Edit: Blood work is always "normal" in range and yeah, that suspicious nodule is apparently benign. 🤞🏻

My 2.6 cm nodule to my left lung disappeared before biopsy . Lucky me