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What Does The Following CT Scan Report Of The Abdomen Indicate?

I had a ct scan of abdomen and Doctor says it incidentally picked up ill defined ground glass and nodular opacities within the lingual and a calcified granuloma in right lower lobe of lung.Doctor says its infection and to do a lung ct scan in 3 months. I m very worried. I did not tell them that I am a previous smoker. Would that have changed their opinion of the findings and is this really infection?
Mon, 19 Dec 2016
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Hi welcome to the health care magic

You should tell doctor about your smoking habit

Smoking can lead more chance of infection and tumour formation

Here this granulomatous mass mainly could be from chronic TB or fungal infection...

It is better to investigate with CBC, CT scan and sputum examination first

Follow your treating pulmonologoist advise as he has examined you and so can have more idea about your condition

According to cause specific treatment given

If needed CT guided biopsy can be taken for histopathology examination

Take care

Consult pulmonologoist for examination and accordingly work up
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What Does The Following CT Scan Report Of The Abdomen Indicate?

Hi welcome to the health care magic You should tell doctor about your smoking habit Smoking can lead more chance of infection and tumour formation Here this granulomatous mass mainly could be from chronic TB or fungal infection... It is better to investigate with CBC, CT scan and sputum examination first Follow your treating pulmonologoist advise as he has examined you and so can have more idea about your condition According to cause specific treatment given If needed CT guided biopsy can be taken for histopathology examination Take care Consult pulmonologoist for examination and accordingly work up