I have been diagnosed with mild splenomegaly with ap span of 14.5 cm, and a 2 mm nodule in the left lower lobe and minimal linear atelectasis or fibrosis within the right middle lobe. A 2mm left lower lobe nodule. Please explain what this means, thanks in advance
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I want to ask you few questions.1. What symptoms you have?2. Are you having any respiratory symptoms?3. Are you smoker And alcoholic?4. Is there any past history of TB or pneumonia? Mild splenomegaly can be seen in alcoholics. It can be a normal finding in individual too. Or seen in gastrointestinal infection. So no need to worry much for mild splenomegaly. For your CT findings of lung, no need to worry. As linear atelectasis and fibrosis is seen in old infection. 3 mm nodule in left lung is also due to old infection. So if you are asymptotic for chest than no need to worry about this finding. I advise to repeat CT thorax after 6 months and if findings are similar than no need for further CT as it is inactive lesion only.