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What Does A Mass On The Lung In A Chest X-ray Report Suggest?
Hello, my Mom recently had a chest x-ray and was told that she had a mass on her left lung. She is elderly and has a history of 40 + years of smoking (stopped 2 years ago). She has been coughing and has had to have several blood transfusions over the last 5 months for hemoglobin as low as 61. There is no known cause of the decreased hemoglobin as of yet. She has had several chest x-rays within the last 3 months with 1-normal 2-possible COPD 3-lung mass. Question: Can lung cancer present on chest x-ray that quickly over 3 months?
Fri, 3 Nov 2017
hi.welcome to healthcare magic.i understand your problem.my opinion is that,
xray cant clearly identify the lung cancer.you may need investigations like CT chest or contrast enhanced CT chest to rule out the exact cause of disease.
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xray cant clearly identify the lung cancer.you may need investigations like CT chest or contrast enhanced CT chest to rule out the exact cause of disease.
thank you.
hope my answer will help you.
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