my mother in law had breast cancer two years ago...last summer she was diagnosed with large b cell lymphoma and had chemo and her spleen removed....she just went for her check up pet scan and they found a hot spot in her lower left lobe two inches big and innumerable nodes that are hot spots throughout her both lungs...she is waiting for a biospy appointment...does this mean she has cancer in the lungs now
Hi dear. In my experience such hot spots indicate towards cancer. But we have to prove the occurrence of cancer by cytology or biopsy. In a known cancer patient, finding of such hot spots are usually due to cancer. There can be other reason like tuberculosis or other inflammatory conditions rarely. So biopsy will give the correct diagnosis.