Take a consultation with pulmonologist for better evaluation and treatment

Not to worry.

For the oncologist to start treatment the type of tumor should be identified and staging should be done. Since I haven’t personally seen the imaging I wouldn’t be able to tell if an image (CT) guided biopsy or a bronchoscopic biopsy would be possible/better. Now we’ll have to trust your doctor who has seen the imaging and asked for a CT guided biopsy. And yes a pneumothorax can be expected in such cases since we’ll have to put a needle through the normal lung. But mostly it would be a small pneumothorax that gets absorbed by itself or with high flow oxygen supplementation which they would give at the hospital. Even if it is a slightly bigger pneumothorax than expected, there’s treatment for it. I’d suggest you trust your doctor for now and go ahead with his or her advice. But again ultimately it the patients choice and we can only give options.

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

Needle guided biopsy, in expert hands, is safe.you have to evaluate, the benefits and side effects.i feel, the benefits are more.Even the side effects are there, they are manageable.Do not delay.pl consult pulmonologist for further evaluation and treatment.