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What Does "ground Glass Opacity Nodules In Lungs" Mean?
Question: I am a current smoker with increased ESR, CRP and EOS, I also have a ground glass lung nodule in the right upper lobe with multiple lung nodules in both lungs. Could this be cancer. everything else has ruled out and I'm waiting for an appointment with a hematologist
Brief Answer:
It may be due to both benign or malignant reasons.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX
Ground glass opacity nodules in lungs may be due to many reasons like infectious disease,interstitial disease,alveolar disease,malignancy,auto immune causes etc.
Since you are a smoker,it is important to rule out malignancy.
ANA may be increased in many conditions.It may be positive in normal patients,malignancy etc.It need clinical correlation.It is important to see other symptoms like joint pain,morning stiffness etc.
Follow up CT scan can be done to assess any increase in size.You need proper workup to exclude malignancy.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
It may be due to both benign or malignant reasons.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX
Ground glass opacity nodules in lungs may be due to many reasons like infectious disease,interstitial disease,alveolar disease,malignancy,auto immune causes etc.
Since you are a smoker,it is important to rule out malignancy.
ANA may be increased in many conditions.It may be positive in normal patients,malignancy etc.It need clinical correlation.It is important to see other symptoms like joint pain,morning stiffness etc.
Follow up CT scan can be done to assess any increase in size.You need proper workup to exclude malignancy.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I saw a infectious doctor and she rules out infectious diseases, I do have an appointment with an ENT doctor tomorrow and f/u PFT and a CT scan in December. Both my parents and
grandfather all died from cancer, does that increase my chances of having cancer?
grandfather all died from cancer, does that increase my chances of having cancer?
Brief Answer:
Chances of lung cancer is more in smoker & positive history of lung cancer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX
Sorry for replying late.
Chances of lung cancer is more in smoker and positive history of lung cancer.
You are rightly advised for follow up CT scan.It is important to see increase in size of nodules.
Since infective etiology is ruled out,it is important to undergo proper workup for malignancy.CT guided biopsy can also be done.It can confirm nature of lesions.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Chances of lung cancer is more in smoker & positive history of lung cancer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX
Sorry for replying late.
Chances of lung cancer is more in smoker and positive history of lung cancer.
You are rightly advised for follow up CT scan.It is important to see increase in size of nodules.
Since infective etiology is ruled out,it is important to undergo proper workup for malignancy.CT guided biopsy can also be done.It can confirm nature of lesions.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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