Hello, my mother was informed that there is a shadow on her chest x-ray. They told her to get a ct scan, she did. They called and said she has something about 1.3 cm on her lymph node, they said she needs a pet scan. I'm freaking out because she's not. I just want some advise as to what to expect from here and what this means.
Hi,
Yes a pneumonia, bacterial infection, tuberculosis, fungal infections and other diseases all could cause a shadow on the chest xray which needs to be investigated further. A blood test is done to rule out infection , and a CT scan would help in identifying the type of lesion causing the shadow - a pneumonitis or a mass lesion. Dont worry and get the investigations done as advised and wait for the results to come in. Goodluck.