Are Ground Glass Nodules Dangerous. Not all ground glass nodules are cancerous but enough of them are that she shouldnt put off the biopsy. A ground glass lung opacity may also be observed in conditions such as alveolar proteinosis desquamative pneumonitis hypersensitive pneumonitis and drug-induced or radiation-induced lung disease.
They appear as round white shadows on a chest X-ray or computerized tomography CT scan. We have a solitary pulmonary nodule clinic to evaluate patients with ground glass opacities. Lung nodules are usually about 02 inch 5 millimeters to 12 inches 30 millimeters in size.
We have a solitary pulmonary nodule clinic to evaluate patients with ground glass opacities.
I have a 6 mm ground glass nodule. Best not to push it with nodules of that size. Past infections or inflammation can alter lung tissues enough so that they look suspicious Auffermann says. This increase in size tends to occur early and follow-up CT in 3 months and 6 months would be appropriate in further evaluation.
