Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Lung nodules

We are back from ATS and will start posting new cases.
This is a 60 y/o woman with a significant previous TOB Hx with very little on the way of symptoms. She had some cough and a CxR revealed a small nodule on the R. The CT scan below actually revealed two nodules, one on each side (see below, they are both fairly small). How concerned would you be and how would you work her up?

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Jeff H said...

Yea. What he said. I'd be very concerned.

james gaulte said...

I would be concerned as well and agree with getting a PET.Any chance of obtaining old cxrs,sometimes there are the very best diagnostic procedure.

Baleeiro said...

I was concerned too. She did not know of old CxRays and had never been told about nodules before.
I will post on the workup tomorrow in case there are any other suggestions.