Hi Skp

My Alex also had oropharanygeal cancer diagnosed March 2010. A heavy smoker with previous spontaneous pneumothoraces (collapsed lung) in his twenties and again in his thirties. 2 days into chemo another. So lots of scarring and a diagnosis of "nodules" caused by smoke damage as early as his mid to late 30s.

The PET midway through his treatment said "a newly developed FDG avid 8mm likely inflammatory pulmonary nodule was seen.... not present on recent CT chest". We freaked of course and the next few months was not pleasant, but couldn't address the problem due to the need to go into radiation first and then worry later about whatever nasty suprises were awaiting in the lung. On the PET 6 months later we received "the nodule noted in the previous study in the right upper lobe has resolved."

So, Alex is living proof that nodules might be just nodules. Don't know what the significance of "noncalcified" is in your report though, other than not been there long enough to fossilise??? No, seriously, it might mean a PET might struggle to pick them up if the nodules are non solid and small???(just guessing). By the way if the nodules are non solid then the chance of them being cancerous is lower as well (not guessing).

No matter what the outcome, as a result of your vigilance you have caught whatever it is early and if it is something nasty, it is treatable with a good prognosis.

Good luck with your PET results, I hope by the time you read this, it will have been just another unfounded fear that we all fall victim to everytime something a bit unusual pops up.