r/lungcancer • u/Jean4671 • Nov 17 '24
Question 9cm lung mass
Hello I am posting for my uncle they told him that he has a 9cm lung mass in his left lung
He had a pet scan done but we don’t have the results yet and the surgeon and doctors are think in about removal.
My guess is that they want to make sure there aren’t more masses in his body somewhere else before they perform the surgery. What I’m trying to ask is what are his chances of survival if they remove the mass? What are the chances that it hasn’t spread anywhere else he is 48.
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u/Jmtb3601 Nov 23 '24
Mine was 6 cm and nowhere else. Had chemo-immunotherapy x 4 then thoracotomy + lobectomy. Even though it shrunk to 4 inches, surgeon did not want to do RATS on such a large tumor.