Nodular lung lesions

Many patients suspect that they have lung cancer as soon as they find shadows (nodules) in their lungs. Mental and physical stress has caused many unnecessary problems. In fact, according to Chen Gang, a professor of thoracic surgery at the Cancer Center of Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, generally speaking, diseases with "lung shadow" include lung cancer and congenital pulmonary dysplasia, and infectious diseases of the lung include pneumonia, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis and pulmonary aspergillosis.

Knowing the common causes of lung shadow above, we can find that "lung shadow (small nodule)" does not necessarily mean lung cancer, and many benign diseases can also manifest as small nodules.

Therefore, once patients find small pulmonary nodules, they should not be overly nervous, but should actively seek a definite diagnosis from specialists such as thoracic surgery. Doctors will apply other auxiliary examination methods according to the specific conditions of patients, such as chest CT, fiberoptic bronchoscopy, CT-guided puncture, sputum cell examination and so on. Nodular lesions are generally not easy to identify, so it is necessary to combine the medical history to comprehensively judge the nature of the lesions for regular review. If the nodule does not change, become smaller or even disappear after long-term review, it means that the patient has no problem; However, if the reexamination finds that the lesion becomes larger, especially in the short term, it means that it is not benign and must be treated in time!