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What Does Moderate Atelectasis On A Chest CT Scan Report Suggest?
I am a 48 year old woman and had chest pain really bad and ended up in ER. Did chest ct and found moderate atelectasis and some kind of thickening. I don t have the results with me, I am at work. I m worried because I don t smoke, but my dad had lung cancer.
Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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It is very understandable, with your family history, to be worried about the possibility of lung cancer.
This is not as likely however in a person who has no history of smoking. In addition, if there was a lung cancer mass present, the CT scan should have detected it.
Atelectasis refers to collapse of an area of the lung. It can occur in different conditions such as : (1) foreign body in the lungs
(2)mucus plug
(3)infection
You would likely need further imaging such as an MRI or bronchoscopy (a scope looking into the lungs).
I hope this helps and wish you the best
It is very understandable, with your family history, to be worried about the possibility of lung cancer.
This is not as likely however in a person who has no history of smoking. In addition, if there was a lung cancer mass present, the CT scan should have detected it.
Atelectasis refers to collapse of an area of the lung. It can occur in different conditions such as : (1) foreign body in the lungs
(2)mucus plug
(3)infection
You would likely need further imaging such as an MRI or bronchoscopy (a scope looking into the lungs).
I hope this helps and wish you the best
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