The opportunity for each person to find a small nodule in the lungs is different, some people are found by physical examination, some people are always difficult to check CT findings for colds, and some people are doing other organ disease examination routine examination chest CT found, but the same point is that after discovering, everyone is very nervous and anxious. I have done countless times of science popularization before, I have talked many times about how to calm the anxiety brought by nodules, and today I will pick up with you again how to judge the nature of my nodules, what kind of nodules, to worry about, what kind of nodules, don't worry.
Tiny nodules don't worry
From our doctor's point of view, there are some nodules that basically don't have to worry about, whether they are solid nodules or ground glass nodules, such as tiny nodules smaller than 5 mm. This is also a concept of our very classic imaging department, that is, from the diameter of the size, less than 5 mm of nodules are called tiny nodules, tiny nodules are basically not life-threatening, even if it is malignant, in the process of follow-up there is an increase, it can basically be cured surgically, generally do not need to worry about it. Most tumors have a multiplier time for growth, which refers to the time it takes for the tumor to grow twice as large. The speed at which the 5 mm nodule grows is generally relatively slow, even if the surgery is done in the process of follow-up, the enlargement is enlarged, and most of the surgery is also too late. Therefore, the discovery of 5 mm nodules generally do not have to worry, seventy or eighty percent are benign, rarely malignant, even if it is malignant, how much to live, the worst result of a lifetime, may be a knife, generally not life-threatening.
Calcified nodules generally do not need to be worried
In addition, there is a type of nodule basically do not need to worry, that is, calcified nodules, the so-called calcification is equivalent to the long stones in the lungs, our gallstone kidney stones generally do not block the channel, most of them will not produce serious symptoms and consequences, the nodules of the lungs are the same, if it is already calcified, it is that a large amount of calcium has been produced, it will not change again, there is no active cell component, the probability of becoming malignant is relatively small, of course, here the side is also divided into types, There are some nodules containing eccentric calcification points to be careful, but if the calcified component exceeds more than 50% of the nodules, the probability of malignancy is very small, basically do not need to worry, such nodules basically will not have the possibility of enlargement.
Nodules change from solid nodules to ground glass nodules without worry
There is also a type of nodule that we may not understand, basically there is no big problem, that is, when this solid nodule is found out, it is solid, and it becomes a ground glass nodule in the process of follow-up, and some people believe that the ground glass nodule must be malignant, and when their own solid nodule becomes a ground glass nodule, they are very afraid. In fact, if it can be confirmed that it is not a newly grown ground glass nodule, but the original nodule becomes a ground glass nodule, then the possibility of malignancy is basically ruled out, because from the perspective of cellular composition, the number of cells of the solid nodule is more than the number of ground glass nodules, if the solid nodule becomes a ground glass nodule, it means that the cell components inside are reduced, and the general malignant tumor cannot occur this situation, which is a manifestation of the improvement of the nodule.
In general, most of the nodules are benign, a small number are malignant, most of the few malignant nodules can be cured, a small number of them will recur, so most people do not need to worry about finding the nodules, the worst result is to be stabbed, a very small number of patients, may be life-threatening.