Patchy shadows in the lungs generally indicate the presence of infection in the lungs and may be an imaging manifestation caused by a lung lesion.
If the patchy shadow is found in CT or X-ray examination of lungs, it indicates that there is infection in the lungs, which may be the old foci left after the cure of tuberculosis, or inflammatory infection caused by lung diseases such as pneumonia, inflammatory pseudotumor, misshapen tumor, or lung cancer, etc. It is necessary to improve the relevant examinations as soon as possible under the guidance of the doctor, such as routine blood test, blood sedimentation, sputum examination, and tuberculin test to clearly identify the cause of the disease.
If the possibility of malignant tumor is suspected, surgical resection should be considered as soon as possible in conjunction with doctor’s diagnosis, and pathological examination should be done if necessary to further exclude the possibility of lung cancer.
Patchy shadow in lungs may be benign or malignant lesions, and only by cooperating with doctors to improve relevant examinations in time can the diagnosis be clarified.