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Lymph node on the lung
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My mother has been diagnosed with having a small lymph node on her lung, about the size of a bean the doctor says and has advised her to come back in 3 months and get it checked out again. I have done a search on the internet and its quite a hard thing to find any solid information on. Does anyone know what this is or can explain it a bit better to me. I'm scared that its the first signs of lung cancer or something? Any info gratefully received.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.In all my years as a lung disease sufferer i've never heard of anyone having a lymph node on their lung. You learn something new every day I guess!
Sorry I can't help you with info if that is what it is. If it had been a bleb or cyst I could have written chapter and verse on the subject having had them multiple times myself.
I hope your mum gets better soon.
Sorry I can't help you with info if that is what it is. If it had been a bleb or cyst I could have written chapter and verse on the subject having had them multiple times myself.
I hope your mum gets better soon.
tut, ummmm, does nobody watch the great science fiction classics any more?
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060397/
"knickers in a twist" comes to mind on this thread.
There are NO lymph nodes on the lung or in the lung anatomically.
Main airtube divides into 2, one going left and one going right and with blood vessels and lymph nodes burrow deep into the lung in an area known as the hilum. The hilum is technically outside the lung but practically, inside the lung.
When one looks at an X-Ray of the chest, the hilar lymph glands appear INSIDE of the lung.
These are very important, but as fitforaking doesn,t seem fitforanswer,I will not add anything further.
There are NO lymph nodes on the lung or in the lung anatomically.
Main airtube divides into 2, one going left and one going right and with blood vessels and lymph nodes burrow deep into the lung in an area known as the hilum. The hilum is technically outside the lung but practically, inside the lung.
When one looks at an X-Ray of the chest, the hilar lymph glands appear INSIDE of the lung.
These are very important, but as fitforaking doesn,t seem fitforanswer,I will not add anything further.
thanks you for your answer Sqad!! And glad this topic got everyone chatting again, its good to chat!! I dont feel too worried about this situation with my mum, she has to go back to the docs in 3 months for another check up. She's stopping smoking so that should help her health and things are looking rosey! Thanks and thanks again xx
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