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What Does The CAT Scan Report Indicate?

My husband went to the hospital and during his cat scan they said there is a black spot by his heart and suggested he get further medical treatment to find out what it is. He is 32 5 11 and about 270 lbs his race is black and has asthma. Today when he was seen they said he has bronchitis, reactive airway disease and asthma. What could the spot be?
Wed, 4 Jan 2017
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Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Black spot can have multiple reasons, CT report must have mentioned the possible causes for this. They must have mentioned whether its look benign or cancerous. To give further information, I will need the detailed report of the patient.

If CT scan is not able to tell the diagnosis then MRI should be done. He may need biopsy for the confirmation of the diagnosis. Get back with full CT report. Does he have symptoms like weight or appetite loss, blood in sputum, these are warning signs.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Dr. Sagar Makode
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What Does The CAT Scan Report Indicate?

Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Black spot can have multiple reasons, CT report must have mentioned the possible causes for this. They must have mentioned whether its look benign or cancerous. To give further information, I will need the detailed report of the patient. If CT scan is not able to tell the diagnosis then MRI should be done. He may need biopsy for the confirmation of the diagnosis. Get back with full CT report. Does he have symptoms like weight or appetite loss, blood in sputum, these are warning signs. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Sagar Makode