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My Husband Has Angiosarcoma Cancer And Taking A Trial Chemo
Question: My husband has Angiosarcoma cancer and taking A Trial Chemo pill. He has a cough and X-ray showed
Super imposed infectious etiology.
Bilateral pleural plaques.
What does it mean
Super imposed infectious etiology.
Bilateral pleural plaques.
What does it mean
Brief Answer:
Regards
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking
Related to the x Ray results your husband has developed lung infection witch is very common in cancer patients under treatment ,and some times it’s fatal for those patients.
Pleural plaques slowly develop and grow as fibrotic scar tissue accumulates. While doctors traditionally believed they did not affect a patient’s lung function, recent evidence shows they sometimes cause a decrease in total lung capacity and other measures of lung function.
Regards
Regards
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking
Related to the x Ray results your husband has developed lung infection witch is very common in cancer patients under treatment ,and some times it’s fatal for those patients.
Pleural plaques slowly develop and grow as fibrotic scar tissue accumulates. While doctors traditionally believed they did not affect a patient’s lung function, recent evidence shows they sometimes cause a decrease in total lung capacity and other measures of lung function.
Regards
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