CT found small lung nodules

[4us4]

So.... my last CT showed 4 new small lung nodules? 4mm, 4mm, 3mm, 2mm--- ug

This is AFTER discovering the peritoneum spread (which I hope we wiped out after cytoreductive & hipec). My oncologist said that the probability is that this is evidence of new cancer spread, **BUT** we can't say for sure yet. I read that the majority of lung nodules are benign.

Has anyone had a lung nodule scare that turned out to be nothing? Just looking for hope

[kandj]

4mm is so small, 2mm is almost unheard of to see on a CT scan. Did you have scan of your lungs done when you were first diagnosed to check for a baseline? DH does have on nodule, 3mm, that has always been in the same spot, always there, never changed. But then he had a new one. And it was also 3mm. then it grew to 6mm off chemo. That was the definitive answer to the question of whether it was a recurrence. They did a wedge resection and pathology confirmed it. He had another one show up a year later, in his bronchial tube, near where the first one was. That too was not as small. A scan a few weeks earlier had missed it (but that was a scan done at a local hospital for pneumonia, not a cancer center). Definitely a chance they could be infectious nodules from a cold or virus. How frequent are you being scanned? On any chemo right now?

[4us4]

These are all new nodules - so not seen on the baseline one year ago or progress scans (I think I've had 5??). I am getting a new CT in 6w to see if there was growth -- and we will decide an action plan after that. It has been 4 months since my last chemo treatment & 2.5 months since my last scan which did not show nodules.

I've never hoped I had a cold/virus/infection so much in my life!!!

[claudine]

I hope those are benign! But, in case they’re not - my husband had many many tiny nodules in both lungs (1-5mm) and chemo (Folfiri + Avastin) eliminated them pretty much completely. I’m sure you’d rather not get back on chemo, but it does seem to work well. Still, fingers crossed - keep us posted.

[stu]

My mum had three pop up four years into her stage 4 diagnosis. One was cancer one grew to 7 mm and stayed there and does not have uptake on a PET scan and along with another smaller one have been there for over four years now . They just sit there . The one that was growing was removed quickly .
Take care ,
Stu

[Patty17]

Hi 4us4. I had numerous pleural Lung nodules discovered on my 2 year CT that resolved by 2.5 year CT. The largest was 2x5mm. I hope the same for you!

[Melanie67]

Hi. I had three lung nodules show up right after I finished chemo. We watched them for several scans. One grew, two did not. Had VATS to remove the one.