What Does "ground Glass Opacity Nodules In Lungs" Mean?
It may be due to both benign or malignant reasons.
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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.
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grandfather all died from cancer, does that increase my chances of having cancer?
Chances of lung cancer is more in smoker & positive history of lung cancer.
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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