My husband has several very small indeterminate scattered bilateral lower lobe nodules

[Katie775]

My husband had a CT Scan for a Kidney Stone and our family doctor called a day later and said he would like a repeat CT scan that they made an accidental finding of a 3mm Right Lower Lobe Nodule.  So we went and got a repeat CT scan a day later with IV contrast. This report states and it reads: There are several very small indeterminate scattered lower lobe nodules as described above (all under 4mm in diameter).  Unfortunatley, all of these are indeterminate. (whats that mean)?  Given the patients age these most likely are postinflammatory.  Unless there is strong clinical indication otherwise, consider follow-up with unenhanced CT in about four to six months to begin to document of stability.  The doctor said not to worry.  ??????  He is 32 years old and never smoked and no immediate family history of Lung CA.  Just wanted to know some other insights on this topic.

[National Jewish Health]

Lung cancer in a 32 year old non-smoker, presenting as multiple tiny nodules would be extremely unlikely.  These are tiny nodules of a type usually demonstrated to be inflammatory and benign.  Indeterminate is a radiology term that means that the nodules do not contain calcium and thus are not definitively benign.  The recommendation to repeat a CT scan in 3 to 6 months, assuming that the person is symptom free, is sound.  If previous x-rays are available, they should be obtained and compared to recent ones.

The odds are high that you have nothing to worry about.