Diagnosing a Nodule (Tumor) in the Lungs Posted: 03-18-06 13:56pm
I was recently in a car accident and had
to go to the er a couple of days later, I
was also starting to get a very bad cold I
thought that I had pneumonia they had done
a chest x-ray and noticed that there was a
nodule in on of my lungs, the doctor asked
if i had valley fever but i never had to
my knowledge. So i have see a primary
doctor and she ask if i was a smoker, and
I never had been never even tried it and
no one in my family smokes as well.
A “nodule in the lungs” indicates a
tumor in the lungs. Such a nodule must be
determined either benign or malign. If the
nodule has taken a central position in the
lungs, it requires a bronchoscopy. If the
nodule has taken a peripheral position, it
requires a per-skin needle biopsy.
Therapy will depend upon the histological
results.
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