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What Does The CT Scan Report Of The Chest Indicate?
hello, my father is 72 yrs old and has smoked for 53yrs of his life, he quit in october 2013. he has been diagnosed with COPD, emphysema and have been told that his lungs are at a 17% capacity, and in Feb. had a CT of the chest that found a nodule 1.4 x 1.7 cm. in 3 months the nodule has grown to 1.5 x 1.9 cm, and they are guessing it s cancer however want to biopsy to confirm type and stage. My question is, how safe is doing the needle biopsy?
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Hello,
Biopsy will be done under CT guidance and is a relatively safe procedure. However, complications like bleeding, infection may occur even though rare. But given his history, cancer is a possibility, and biopsy is needed to determine appropriate therapy.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal, General & Family Physician
Biopsy will be done under CT guidance and is a relatively safe procedure. However, complications like bleeding, infection may occur even though rare. But given his history, cancer is a possibility, and biopsy is needed to determine appropriate therapy.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal, General & Family Physician
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