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Friday, February 10, 2012
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Lung Center |
Right before I was diagnosed cervical cancer10/19/2009 |
Right before I was diagnosed cervical cancer, I had an xray of my lungs for a pretty serious cough. The xray revealed calcified granuloma and I was treated with steroids and cough syrup.I also have a large ovarian cyst that is being monitored with ultrasound and CA125 test.
Should I follow up with a pulmonary doctor to make sure my lung diagnosis is accurate?
Thank you
If you have concerns about the initial diagnosis, I would recommend following up with a pulmonologist. Although there is a good chance that the original diagnosis was accurate, the history of an underlying malignancy (in your case, cervical cancer) may prompt a more thorough evaluation,especially if you are having pulmonary symptoms. If any non-calcified nodules were noted, the usual practice is to follow these radiographically for two years to ensure that they do not change. If you have had other x-rays done in the past, it would be helpful to bring them along for comparison.
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Jennifer McCallister, MD Assistant Professor OSU Asthma Center Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine The Ohio State University |
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