My husband had a ct of his chest and found there is calcified plaque within the thoracicaorta, proximal great vessels and coronary arteries, with ectasia of the ascending aorta to a diameter of 3.9 cm. Borderline enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes measure up to 11 mm short axis in the precarinal region. 10 mm short axis inferior the left mainstem bronchus and 11 mm posterior the right atrium. There is a lobulated masslike consolidation in the anterior right lung apex measuring up to 5.0X2.9X1.8 cm in maximal dimention. There is a 7mm subpleural lateral right middle lobe nodule and additional tiny subpleural nodule is present. Can you tell me what they are saying in laymen s terms?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. I have gone through the CT report you have mentioned. This report suggests that your husband is having lung infection. He is having right upper zone consolidation (pneumonia). So give him antibiotics and get done repeat chest x-ray to rule see if this consolidation is improving or not. If it is improving then no need to worry. But if it is static or worsening then possibility of mass (cancerous) is more likely. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your husband. Thanks.