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What Causes Stabbing Pain In Chest And Back While Taking Deep Breath?

Being referred for CT scan after shadow shoed on xray, possibly in the pleura. Symptoms are shard stabbing pain in left chest & back when taking breath, dry cugh - started with swollen throat glands and very thick white mucas, pain in upper left arm, swelling under left breast. I have smoked for 30+ years and get recurring bronchitis
Mon, 6 Jun 2016
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
In my opinion, your all symptoms are due to pleural mass.
Shadow on CT scan on pleura is mostly due to mass like lesion.
Since you are chronic smoker and having recurrent bronchitis, possibility of malignant pleural mass is more.
So get done Biopsy frome this mass and find out which type of malignancy it is.
Treatment depends on stage and type of malignancy.
So consult oncologist and discuss all these.
Your all symptoms are due to possible pleural mass.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Causes Stabbing Pain In Chest And Back While Taking Deep Breath?

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, your all symptoms are due to pleural mass. Shadow on CT scan on pleura is mostly due to mass like lesion. Since you are chronic smoker and having recurrent bronchitis, possibility of malignant pleural mass is more. So get done Biopsy frome this mass and find out which type of malignancy it is. Treatment depends on stage and type of malignancy. So consult oncologist and discuss all these. Your all symptoms are due to possible pleural mass. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.