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Can Lung Cancer Metastasize To The Tibia?
Question: Can lung cancer spread to the tibia?
Yes, lung cancer can spread to any place in the body due to spread by blood
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
If i have a lung nodule 4 mm non calcified that remain stable onfollowup ct scan could that cancer?
Could that metasisise to tibia?
Could that metasisise to tibia?
Brief Answer:
As detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Noted your query: if you have a lung nodule 4 mm - non calcified - stable on follow up CT scan ...
If the nodule is stable, just 4 mm, not progressed on CT scan, the possibility of cancer is least.
Your another query says: could that metastatize to tibia:
If all the nodule is due to cancer, it can spread to any part of the body. The lung cancer or for that matter any organ with high blood supply can spread via blood stream.
CT scan is usually indicative of what the disease may be and it is always the histo-pathological diagnosis then only we can say it is cancer or not.
If you have any symptoms related to tibia, you need confirmatory CT/MRI scans and FNAC or biopsy to say whether this is secondary or not.
I hope this answers your query. Please feel free to give any other information and feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
As detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Noted your query: if you have a lung nodule 4 mm - non calcified - stable on follow up CT scan ...
If the nodule is stable, just 4 mm, not progressed on CT scan, the possibility of cancer is least.
Your another query says: could that metastatize to tibia:
If all the nodule is due to cancer, it can spread to any part of the body. The lung cancer or for that matter any organ with high blood supply can spread via blood stream.
CT scan is usually indicative of what the disease may be and it is always the histo-pathological diagnosis then only we can say it is cancer or not.
If you have any symptoms related to tibia, you need confirmatory CT/MRI scans and FNAC or biopsy to say whether this is secondary or not.
I hope this answers your query. Please feel free to give any other information and feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Im confused if a 4 mm nodule remained stable, after 10 nonths time, there is still a chance it is a cancerous nodule, yes?
If thiis is a possibility, and i am asked to go back for another ct scan in 18 months, what is likelihood it will spread while waiting and watching?
Thank you
If thiis is a possibility, and i am asked to go back for another ct scan in 18 months, what is likelihood it will spread while waiting and watching?
Thank you
Brief Answer:
Least possible.
Detailed Answer:
10 months is a long time for any nodule to remain stationary/same - hence most probably a benign problem like a granuloma and most probably not a cancerous growth.
Scan after 18 months is done to see the progress.
In the meantime other symptoms to be watched:
Loss of appetite, weight, coughing, blood in coughing and any other changes that one notices.
Least possible.
Detailed Answer:
10 months is a long time for any nodule to remain stationary/same - hence most probably a benign problem like a granuloma and most probably not a cancerous growth.
Scan after 18 months is done to see the progress.
In the meantime other symptoms to be watched:
Loss of appetite, weight, coughing, blood in coughing and any other changes that one notices.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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