Does a white patch on a lung X-ray mean lung cancer in men?

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I have seen your X-ray (attachment removed to protect patient identity).

The chest X-ray shows a prominent right hilar area, most likely due to rotation. You were rotated in position when the X-ray was taken, which might cause a false appearance of right hilar vascular prominence.

To me, it does not look like cancer, but thought is to be given to your symptoms. If possible, please decrease and stop smoking. I will suggest a discussion of your symptoms and clinical examination by your doctor, and if there is a need, then a CT (computed tomography) chest scan can be done.

I hope this information will help you.

Kindly follow up if you have more concerns.

Thank you.

Hi,

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The change in position is not due to taking the picture with a phone. The X-ray position rotation is due to the positioning problem while taking the X-ray. Tubercular lesions can be of many types and patterns. Any pattern can be found in TB. The Mantoux test is used to look for the tendency of tuberculosis, but it does not confirm TB in every patient. It can be falsely positive in some patients. A CT (computed tomography) scan is a confirmation test that will help to look for suspected disease areas in detail. If there are any symptoms, and if required after clinical examination, a CT chest scan, plain and contrast, is good.

I hope this information will help you.

Kindly follow up if you have more concerns.

Thank you.