I am a 37 yrs old male at 6.1 height. as a randomly taken X ray of chest, the report said small  calcification noticed in left hiller. I showed it to a doctor and explained, he says nothing to worry but cut on cigarettes ( since then I have cut smoking by as much as 98%. Please advise when would this calcification go?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. You are having calcified mediastinal lymph node. It is common in smokers. This suggests old, healed inflammatory process. Smokers are known to have chronic inflammation in lungs due to smoke. This leads to inflammatory enlargement of mediastinal lymph nodes. After certain time, healing take place by its own and nodes become calcified. This appears as calcified spot on chest x-ray. This will remain as it is throughout your life. And no treatment is required for this because it is old scar, inactive tissue. Smoking cessation should be done as soon as possible. Hope I have solved your query. Wish you good health. Thanks.