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Respiratory Disorders (Expert Forum)
Lung pneumatocele or cyst or bleb
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Lung pneumatocele or cyst or bleb
by markrobert, Oct 14, 2006 12:00AM
The report on my CXR lists: Aprroximate 6.0CM X 5.0CM lucency seen in the medial aspect of the right middle lobe. Thought to represent a pneumatocele or cyst or bleb. I am in my 50s, no symptoms, no prior CXR to compare(at least not in the last 35 years). Should I forget about it, as my doctor recommends? He thinks I may have had it my whole life.
Doctor's Answer
by National Jewish, Oct 19, 2006 12:00AM
, Oct 19, 2006 12:00AM
Your doctor's advice is sound. The suggestion that you may have had this cyst all your life is probably correct. You will probably never have a problem with this lesion. However occasionally these cysts can become infected.
Member Comments (2)
by markrobert, Oct 20, 2006 12:00AM
Thanks, I trust you more than my HMO.
by waterschei, Jan 11, 2009 09:16AM
A related discussion, bleb, and hurting was started.
