Lung Cancer Pleural Fluid- 354 Questions Answered

My grand father have lung cancer in a report , he is 80 years old , dactor was checked pleural fluid also (pleural effusion) , they did some test also like cytopsy (i dont know the name) And they said that he is having stage 4 lung cancer , what should i do?

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Dr. Ajeet Kumar GandhiOncologist | Lucknow

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Meet an oncologist.if you are in Mumbai..Go to Tata memorial hospital in Parel.you would get good opinion at minimal cost ... Read More

Pleural Effusion In left lung from last 9 month. 5 times water drain from lung. 1 time tissue biopsy done. 2 times CT scan. 1 time pet scan. But no TB found, no Cancer found. Nothing result found. Plz suggest

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Dr. Amruth SindhuPulmonologist | Bangalore

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Hi. I understand your concerns. Undiagnosed effusion are difficult to treat. You will need to undergo a detailed examination. if not tb and cancer other causes needs to be evaluated and a solution fou ... Read More

Recently my brother is diagnosed with extrapulmonary pleural fluid deposition in both of his lungs. After pleural fluid testing his LDH level is very high and protein in pleural fluid reached to 6 mg/dl. So doctors recommended for Anti Tubercular Drugs and medication is under progress. But no physical improvement is shown till one month of medicati

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I have right cp lungs blunted . Pleural effusion, I have Cough last 30 days .

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Dr. Sushma ShahGeneral Physician | Vadodara

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Hello, EXTRACATION OF PL FLUID FOR CELL COUNTS N CHEMICAL ESTIMATION SO DIAGNOSIS IS CONFIRMED SO AS TREATMENT. MOST COMMON IN INDIA IS TUBERCULOSIS.OK. ... Read More

I was having fever and dry cough. Docotor suggested chest X-Ray and found fluid accumulation in pleural cavity. I went through USG guided pleural fluid aspiration. Diagnosed with Tuberculosis and presently.under medication. After 20 days x-ray shows increase in pleural fluid again.

Asked for Male, 34 Years 618 Views v

Dr. Nishant SinghDiabetologist | Noida

Sometimes it may happen don't worry your doctor is the best judge, as per my opinion he should send a pleural fluid for advanced test for culture and drug sensitivity to rule out resistant tuberculosi ... Read More

62yrs female patient suffering from pleural fluid formation in the left lung for last 8 months. Tuberculosis and malignancy has been ruled out through all the required tests like bronchoscopy, plural biopsy; ANA blot test; CEA: CA-125 supported by all the necessary pathological findings. Now has been suggested Thoracoscopy. Please guide

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Dr. Pankaj K BangPulmonologist | Mumbai

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Thoracoscopy is safe procedure and should give u results. ... Read More

How many days tuberculosis pleural fluid absorb again in body after tb medication start...If it is 500mL right now

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Dr. Aditya PariharPulmonologist | Nagpur

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Hi noted above history. Usually if removal is done then along with medication over 6 months course And for further evaluation investigation and related concerns regarding this open personal consult ... Read More

M 30 yr ......8month ago I hd Pleural effusion diagnos tb now I m fine....so now I want to join gym..suggest me body supplement which can i used...

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Dr. Amit Kumar PoddarPulmonologist | Kolkata

B-protein or Ensure. Wish you good health. ... Read More

How much serious if fluid available in lungs. it is necessary operation for fluid treatment in lungs

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Dr. Sukhant BagdiaPulmonologist | Nagpur

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Question unclear.. but it depends on scan reports and fluid etiology or cause ... Read More

Recently we have done chest x ray for my brother in Europe and found in conclusion of report Left pleural fluid resorption What does it mean

Asked for Male, 31 Years 136 Views v

Dr. A Raja Prasanna KumarPulmonologist | Hyderabad

May be plural effusion. Pl consult. ... Read More

How is this test for bilateral mild pleural effusion. Process of collecting fluid outside body for sample or full cleaning

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Dr. Debadulal Das BidharNeurosurgeon | Bhubaneswar

If you are asking for Pleural Tap , it is both Diagnostic as well as Therapeutic. It will give relief from symptoms if it is caused by Pleural effusion & help in Diagnosis of the cause of it. ... Read More

Hi, my father diagnosed with lung cancer, he has no prior bad habits like smoking or drinking. It might be genetic because my grandfather also had the same issue in past. I have attached all PET scan reports. Please suggest survival rate and quality of life.

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Dr. Anil SharmaPediatrician | Gwalior

Pls consultation with oncologist physically ... Read More

I had chest CT in January 2023 The report is attached. I also underwent chest X Ray in December 2024. Film is attached. And Also CT Coronary Angiogram which says normal coronaries. I have severe fatigue for last 1 week so shortness of breath. Though I get up from sleep with racing heartbeat and shortness of breath. Can I have lung malignancy and ca

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Dr. Preeti VijayakumaranOncologist | Gurgaon

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The symptoms do not necessarily indicate lung cancer. Please consult with a physician for thorough evaluation. CT coronary angiogram does not cover the complete lung fields hence is not used to diagno ... Read More

I had chest CT in January 2023 The report is attached. I also underwent chest X Ray in December 2024. Film is attached. And Also CT Coronary Angiogram which says normal coronaries. I have severe fatigue for last 1 week so shortness of breath. Though I get up from sleep with racing heartbeat and shortness of breath. Can I have lung malignancy and ca

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Dr. A Raja Prasanna KumarPulmonologist | Hyderabad

Pl consult. ... Read More

I did my two scans of chest one showed ground water opacities in billateral lungs and second showed normal scan is ground water opacities is pre cancerous I m in great tension even I showed to many doctors they told its normal kindly help Mei m very much depressed and thinking again and again about it kindly resolve my query

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Dr. SamarPulmonologist | Delhi

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Take a consultation will discuss about it ... Read More

My father's age is about 70 and he was diagnosed with lung cancer stage 3 or 4. But he don't have any other symptoms except Cough. Does it treatable or not. He don't want to extend his life instead he wants to live painless life as much as he can. What are the best ways.

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Dr. Joydeep GhoshOncologist | Kolkata

You should confirm the diagnosis first Nowadays, many target therapy are there for lung cancer, which do not have any side-effect and improves the care and survival significantly. You should evaluate ... Read More

My chest ribs started paining when I breath in and I cough at times with spitting out some sort of sticky substance with blood in it some times Just gone through some articles and I am having a doubt that I am at STAGE 1 LUNG CANCER Any one can help me ...

Asked for Male, 30 Years 274 Views v

Dr. Kishore Chandra KoradaOncologist | Hyderabad

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Hi Once u need to undergo.chest ct scan to.confirm diagnosis. Don't be worried because blood can also occur in other diseases sucha as tuberculosis which is a curable disease ... Read More

My mother 69 years old was detected as lung cancer 3rd stage patient.. after successfully completing her chemo plus radiation.. She has been in immunotherapy twice a month for the last 6 months.. And we did a pet ct scan now.. Please tell me if she still has cancer or is cured, and what stage she is in now.. report is attached.. please tell me

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Asked for Female, 34 Years 174 Views v

Dr. Savio JamesRadiation Oncologist | Cochin

As mentioned in the report the disease is having good response . I would request you to kindly share your full reports as the staging might be different from what you have mentioned . Having a bone le ... Read More

Currently there is chest to throat pain . Fluid is accumulated in lungs and fever around 101 . Orthopnea is also observed. 10 days before Typhoid was detected and medication of the same was going on. Dengue test turn out to be negative. Please advise what possible test need to be done here.

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Dr. Prince George VarughesePulmonologist | Ernakulam

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Hi Is the fluid accumulated in both lungs or just one sided ... Read More

Hello dr For ex smoker to rule out lung cancer doing chest X-ray in routinely in a year is good or not And if not. what can a person do for diagnose in early stage if no symptom r there

Asked for Male, 34 Years 214 Views v

Dr. N ThejeswarOncologist | Nellore

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Hi Thanks for the question Low-dose CT is a better screening modality than a chest X-ray for lung cancer. It is recommended for former smokers who stopped smoking within the last 15 years Frequency ... Read More

How much time lung adenocarcinoma take time to develop? How much time it takes for cancer to develop in lungs? Please tell me, you doctors have studied everything 🙏 Please tell the time it takes for a tumor which is adenocarcinoma to reach the size of 3cm? (treatment is going on, no delay happening)

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Dr. Amruth SindhuPulmonologist | Bangalore

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Hi . I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and reports to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same ... Read More

Hello Doctor My husband had pleural effusion in right lung...done with all the test of TB but few tests are in favour and few are against tb...What is the cause of pleural effusion?? Doctor started ATT...my husband is having severe weakness...Is it a side effect of ATT? Please help

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Dr. A Raja Prasanna KumarPulmonologist | Hyderabad

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As,he is already using Att,pl continue full course of Att.There will be side effects of Att.pl give him high Nutritous dietand protein diet.pl consult pulmonologist with detailed history and reports a ... Read More

Doctor told me I have stage 3 lung cancer but did not tell what exactly? 3A or 3B or 3C? Please tell me.. I have attached the pet scan report.. Biopsy report said Moderately Differentiated Adenocarcinoma .. Please take a look at the report attached 🙏

Asked for Female, 33 Years 250 Views v

Dr. Sivaraj KarriPulmonologist | Kakinada

It requires multidisciplinary approach ... Read More

Please give me an estimate even that will do.. how long does it take to develop adenocarcinoma of lungs with a tumor sized 3 cm? Please just any estimate because I need to know.. It is for my mother

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Dr. K Prashanth KumarPulmonologist | Hyderabad

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Take a consultation with pulmonologist for better evaluation and treatment ... Read More

Can adenocarcinoma lung develop due to post covid fibrosis? Can fibrosis cause adenocarcinoma in lung? My 69 yrs old mother had a smoking history but she quit long time ago(20 yrs).. everything was fine but she got covid pneumonia and later ct scan said just post covid fibrosis.. After one year another ct scan was done and it showed a 3 cm lung mas

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Dr. K Prashanth KumarPulmonologist | Hyderabad

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Take a consultation with pulmonologist for better evaluation and treatment ... Read More

I really really need to know this 🙏 please reply Squamous Cell Carcinoma takes 8 years to reach 30 mm in size.. How much time does moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma take to develop? Also can I have lung cancer even if I have no tumor in my lung?

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Dr. K Prashanth KumarPulmonologist | Hyderabad

Take a consultation with pulmonologist for better evaluation and treatment ... Read More

My dad aged around 75yrs suffering from Pneumonia, fluid accumulation in the lungs, abdomen,hands and legs, suffered with a stroke but CT revelled it's of age related .LFT,KFT,Echo all are normal,But Albumin is 2.5. Kindly share ur valuable suggestions.

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Dr. A Raja Prasanna KumarPulmonologist | Hyderabad

It is better you consult pulmonologist and physician.Physical examination is better for further evaluation and treatment. ... Read More

Respected doctor can xray detect lung cancer i smoke so for my safety can i do plain chest xray or ct scan

Asked for Male, 30 Years 262 Views v

Dr. Amit KumarPulmonologist | Delhi

Pet ct with contrast ... Read More

Sir My father diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. I just want to know any treatment available in homeopathy.till now 4 chemotherapy done

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Dr. Surbhi SinghHomoeopath | Hapur

Some more details required for proper treatment and diagnosis You can consult me on practo ... Read More

Can Ayurveda cured limited stage small cell lung carcinoma? Please it is the matter of my mother's life.. Tell me honestly Should we go for Chemo or Ayurveda? My mother is 67 years old and has limited stage small cell lung carcinoma

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Dr. Ajay Pal SinghSexologist | Delhi

Plz share report so that you can analyze the problem and give you proper solution ... Read More

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My grand father have lung cancer in a report , he is 80 years old , dactor was checked pleural fluid also (pleural effusion) , they did some test also like cytopsy (i dont know the name) And they said that he is having stage 4 lung cancer , what should i do?

Pleural Effusion In left lung from last 9 month. 5 times water drain from lung. 1 time tissue biopsy done. 2 times CT scan. 1 time pet scan. But no TB found, no Cancer found. Nothing result found. Plz suggest

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I have right cp lungs blunted . Pleural effusion, I have Cough last 30 days .

I was having fever and dry cough. Docotor suggested chest X-Ray and found fluid accumulation in pleural cavity. I went through USG guided pleural fluid aspiration. Diagnosed with Tuberculosis and presently.under medication. After 20 days x-ray shows increase in pleural fluid again.

How many days tuberculosis pleural fluid absorb again in body after tb medication start...If it is 500mL right now

M 30 yr ......8month ago I hd Pleural effusion diagnos tb now I m fine....so now I want to join gym..suggest me body supplement which can i used...

How much serious if fluid available in lungs. it is necessary operation for fluid treatment in lungs

Recently we have done chest x ray for my brother in Europe and found in conclusion of report Left pleural fluid resorption What does it mean

How is this test for bilateral mild pleural effusion. Process of collecting fluid outside body for sample or full cleaning

Hi, my father diagnosed with lung cancer, he has no prior bad habits like smoking or drinking. It might be genetic because my grandfather also had the same issue in past. I have attached all PET scan reports. Please suggest survival rate and quality of life.

My father's age is about 70 and he was diagnosed with lung cancer stage 3 or 4. But he don't have any other symptoms except Cough. Does it treatable or not. He don't want to extend his life instead he wants to live painless life as much as he can. What are the best ways.

My chest ribs started paining when I breath in and I cough at times with spitting out some sort of sticky substance with blood in it some times Just gone through some articles and I am having a doubt that I am at STAGE 1 LUNG CANCER Any one can help me ...

Currently there is chest to throat pain . Fluid is accumulated in lungs and fever around 101 . Orthopnea is also observed. 10 days before Typhoid was detected and medication of the same was going on. Dengue test turn out to be negative. Please advise what possible test need to be done here.

Hello dr For ex smoker to rule out lung cancer doing chest X-ray in routinely in a year is good or not And if not. what can a person do for diagnose in early stage if no symptom r there

Hello Doctor My husband had pleural effusion in right lung...done with all the test of TB but few tests are in favour and few are against tb...What is the cause of pleural effusion?? Doctor started ATT...my husband is having severe weakness...Is it a side effect of ATT? Please help

Doctor told me I have stage 3 lung cancer but did not tell what exactly? 3A or 3B or 3C? Please tell me.. I have attached the pet scan report.. Biopsy report said Moderately Differentiated Adenocarcinoma .. Please take a look at the report attached 🙏

Please give me an estimate even that will do.. how long does it take to develop adenocarcinoma of lungs with a tumor sized 3 cm? Please just any estimate because I need to know.. It is for my mother

I really really need to know this 🙏 please reply Squamous Cell Carcinoma takes 8 years to reach 30 mm in size.. How much time does moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma take to develop? Also can I have lung cancer even if I have no tumor in my lung?

My dad aged around 75yrs suffering from Pneumonia, fluid accumulation in the lungs, abdomen,hands and legs, suffered with a stroke but CT revelled it's of age related .LFT,KFT,Echo all are normal,But Albumin is 2.5. Kindly share ur valuable suggestions.

Respected doctor can xray detect lung cancer i smoke so for my safety can i do plain chest xray or ct scan

Sir My father diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. I just want to know any treatment available in homeopathy.till now 4 chemotherapy done

Can Ayurveda cured limited stage small cell lung carcinoma? Please it is the matter of my mother's life.. Tell me honestly Should we go for Chemo or Ayurveda? My mother is 67 years old and has limited stage small cell lung carcinoma

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