Lung nodules and other lung "thingies"

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Green Tea
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Lung nodules and other lung "thingies"

Postby Green Tea » Wed May 05, 2021 5:30 am

Listed below are the profiles of a few forum members who have reported seeing "lung nodules" mentioned in their CT scan reports.

In the lines coded "LU" below, the nodules were diagnosed eventually as metastatic cancer (mCRC).

In the lines coded "G" below, the nodules were diagnosed as benign granulomas.

Note: Some of the members below also had liver involvement (LI), or remote lymph node involvement (LY), or peritoneum involvement (PE) in addition to lung involvement.

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=000299 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=000322 LU+LI G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=000411 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=000443 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=000822 LU+LI
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=001025 LU G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=001696 LU+LI
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=001960 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=004601 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=005742 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=006441 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=009247 LU+LI G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=014028 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=025474 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=036521 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=040153 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=055730 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=068231 LU+LI G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=069307 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=070220 LU+LI
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=071116 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=071560 LU+LI
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=072911 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=081182 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=083142 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=084023 LU+LI
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=089007 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=089318 LU+LI
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=089357 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=089358 LU+LI
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=092019 LU+PE
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=093007 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=095309 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=097834 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=098190 LU+LI
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=098365 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=098837 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=101869 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=102464 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=103208 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=108910 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=109304 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=110524 LU G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=111170 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=111344 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=113078 LU+LI
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=113533 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=118657 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=120102 LU LI
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=126633 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=127784 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=132402 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=132414 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=142102 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=151530 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=159769 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=166849 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=166883 G
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=169602 LU+LI+LY
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=169768 LU+LI
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=170491 LU
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=170873 LU
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claudine
Posts: 809
Joined: Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:41 pm
Location: Montana

Re: Lung nodules and other lung "thingies"

Postby claudine » Wed May 05, 2021 10:09 am

You can add my husband to the list - he had "a multitude" (onc's words) of small nodules in both lungs. Latest scan says: "Lungs, Pleura and Airways: There are several tiny less than 4 mm diameter nodular opacities in both lungs which are stable. No new or enlarging pulmonary mass or nodule".
Wife of Dx 04/18 (51 yo). MSS, KRAS G12A, no primary

Tumors: L4 04/18; left adrenal gland & small lung nodules 03/19
rectum 02/22 (pT3 pN0 stage 2A); L3 09/22

Surgeries: intestinal resect. 05/18 (no cancer - Crohn's); adrenalectomy 02/20
L3-L4-L5 fusion and corpectomy 05/20; LAR 04/22; ileo reversal 09/22
L2-L3 fusion and corpectomy 09/22

Treatments: EBRT 04/18; SBRT 02/19; Failed adjuvant Xelox ; Folfiri/Avastin 03/19 - 01/20
adjuvant chemorad (Xeloda) 06/22; SBRT 11/22; Xeloda/Avastin since 01/24

ChiMama
Posts: 34
Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2016 8:41 pm
Location: PHX

Re: Lung nodules and other lung "thingies"

Postby ChiMama » Wed May 26, 2021 9:13 pm

Not sure if my profile is on the list but I did have a 8/9mm nodule in the upper left lobe at diagnosis 5 years ago. Followed and watched on CT. (History is in my signature.)

It grew to 1.1cm last spring and a biopsy showed it to be adenocarcinoma, a primary lung cancer, unrelated to the CC. So in a different category altogether.

My last scans showed NED for CC ... and another 4mm teeny lung nodule is there that will be watched in my 5 year LC followup plan.

8)
4/21/16 First Colonoscopy @59
DX high grade dysplasia
Fibroid uterus, liver cysts, lung nodules
6/17/16 Open surgery: hysterectomy, X 12.5cm sigmoid, 29 LN
T2N0M0 Stage 1 Mod diff adeno 5.2cm x 4.1. Gyne benign, Lynch neg
CT 7/27/16 Ground Glass & spiculated lung nodules, thyroid nods, watching.
2017/18/19 Scopes: polyps. Scans stable
2019 Endo: hiatal hernia. 2 breast biopsies, benign
5/20 GGN 1.1cm. Biopsy: adenocarcinoma/primary lung cancer. Robotic VATS upper left lobe. 1A
Mama to a rescue Chihuahua

chadwick1
Posts: 28
Joined: Sat Oct 13, 2018 9:04 am
Location: Upstate NY

Re: Lung nodules and other lung "thingies"

Postby chadwick1 » Thu May 27, 2021 11:35 am

I don't believe I'm on the list either but qualify. Here's the lung part of the story so far for those interested:

I had a 6mm spot show up in my lung at the same time as a spot in my liver; I had the liver met resected first and the follow up scan showed the lung nodule shrank to 3mm. Thinking that maybe that was just inflammation after all we monitored it, it stayed that size for the next 2 scans then finally on the 3rd it started growing again. I immediately had a wedge resection after that. It must have slipped out because 2 scans later another spot (in the same area) plus 2 lymph nodes came up. I did FOLFIRI for 6 months and had a good response, then the decision was made to attempt another resection. Unfortunately when the surgeon got in there he found one of the lymph nodes was adhered to the nearby bronchi, so no clear margins possible and the surgery was aborted. They then sent me for radiation, which I just completed (short course, 15 rounds, IMRT I believe).
DX 2017, 37yo father of two
Stage 3b RC (T3N1bM0) normal CEA, KRAS G12V
Radiation + 5FU
LAR w/ temp loop ileo. 2/33 lymph
FOLFOX, 9 rounds
2018 CT mass in liver & lung
MRI confirms liver, Stage 4
Liver resection
2019 lung nodule shrank, monitor
Lung nodule grew again, resection
2020 CT new lung nodule + 2 lymph nodes
FOLFIRI, good response
2021 pause FOLFIRI, attempt lobectomy, aborted
Radiation to lung

claudine
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Joined: Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:41 pm
Location: Montana

Re: Lung nodules and other lung "thingies"

Postby claudine » Thu May 27, 2021 5:10 pm

Prayingforccr, have you had Folfiri before? I can't remember. Maybe side effects wouldn't be that bad, my husband had 18 cycles (9 months) of it (with Avastin), but compared with Xelox it was a breeze (... relatively, of course). Side effects were minors, he was able to work normally, bicycled a lot; he'd go in for the 3 hour infusion, then had a pump for 48 hours which he would disconnect himself so basically it was just 3 hours in the hospital, every 14 days. It got a bit harder with later cycles (he was more tired) but I know people who've been on it for much longer than that.
Wife of Dx 04/18 (51 yo). MSS, KRAS G12A, no primary

Tumors: L4 04/18; left adrenal gland & small lung nodules 03/19
rectum 02/22 (pT3 pN0 stage 2A); L3 09/22

Surgeries: intestinal resect. 05/18 (no cancer - Crohn's); adrenalectomy 02/20
L3-L4-L5 fusion and corpectomy 05/20; LAR 04/22; ileo reversal 09/22
L2-L3 fusion and corpectomy 09/22

Treatments: EBRT 04/18; SBRT 02/19; Failed adjuvant Xelox ; Folfiri/Avastin 03/19 - 01/20
adjuvant chemorad (Xeloda) 06/22; SBRT 11/22; Xeloda/Avastin since 01/24

chadwick1
Posts: 28
Joined: Sat Oct 13, 2018 9:04 am
Location: Upstate NY

Re: Lung nodules and other lung "thingies"

Postby chadwick1 » Fri May 28, 2021 12:11 pm

prayingforccr wrote:FOLFIRI for six months?


Yeah 13 two-week cycles. I agree with what Claudine and others have said, that I found FOLFIRI to be more tolerable than FOLFOX, which I did after my primary tumor resection and still got mets. :x My experience sounds pretty similar to Claudine's husband, I worked and did all my other normal activities throughout, with the exception of infusion day when it was at its worst. (I didn't disconnect myself though, that's impressive!) I'd feel a bit run down for the next few days but the remaining 10 or so were pretty alright. I would do more if needs be... of course I certainly don't want to!

One thing I did try part way through--there was a thread about this here somewhere, and I probably wouldn't recommend it for most--was fasting before infusion. My main issues with FOLFIRI were GI related and I found the fasting more or less eliminated those for me. Though I was able to get my appetite back quickly and keep my weight steady, so the docs didn't mind.
DX 2017, 37yo father of two
Stage 3b RC (T3N1bM0) normal CEA, KRAS G12V
Radiation + 5FU
LAR w/ temp loop ileo. 2/33 lymph
FOLFOX, 9 rounds
2018 CT mass in liver & lung
MRI confirms liver, Stage 4
Liver resection
2019 lung nodule shrank, monitor
Lung nodule grew again, resection
2020 CT new lung nodule + 2 lymph nodes
FOLFIRI, good response
2021 pause FOLFIRI, attempt lobectomy, aborted
Radiation to lung


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