“Does this CT indicate pulmonary hypertension or fibrosis?”
I'm a 36 year old Caucasian male who exercises multiple times per week and has no history of drug use, including alcohol. I have an intermittent minor cough once in a while that coincides with GERD symptoms. I recently has a CT scan to rule out an issue with my neck. They incidentally found: "a dilated pulmonary artery of 3.1 cm. Triangular soft tissue with interspersed fat attenuation likely reflects residual thymus. Trace nodular biapical pleuroparenchymal scarring is present. No mass or adenopathy." Does this mean I have pulmonary hypertension and/or pulmonary fibrosis? Does this scarring possibly indicate asbestos exposure or is it a somewhat normal radiological finding? Thank you for your time.
Male | 36 years old
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1 Answer
The report does not sound concerning for either pulmonary hypertension or asbestosis in particular. Go over the report with your clinician or radiologist, if you can. Reports may not indicate image findings exactly the same among various readers. While ascending aorta diameter is typically less than 2.1cm, upper limits of normal have been considered as high as 3.56 cm in the 20-40 age
range. Again, however, you need to get the info about your images and your reading from your ordering doctor or imaging radiologist who has seen the images.
range. Again, however, you need to get the info about your images and your reading from your ordering doctor or imaging radiologist who has seen the images.
