The upper lobe of the lung subpleural patchy ground glass unchanged for three years may be chronic inflammation, old tuberculosis, tumors and other conditions, there is no clinical symptoms do not need treatment, but should continue to follow up observation.
1. Chronic inflammation: chronic inflammation in the recovery process will form local scar tissue, manifested as patchy ground glass shadow, usually no clinical manifestations, and three years without change can continue to observe, without treatment.
2. Old tuberculosis: patients with tuberculosis are cured after treatment, or self-cured after the immune response occurs in the body without treatment, leaving the corresponding imaging manifestations in the lungs, which generally do not require treatment.
3. Tumor: three years without change in the patchy ground-glass shadow indicates that the possibility of deterioration of the diseased tissue is small, but malignancy cannot be completely ruled out, and annual review should be continued.
It is recommended that the patient should consult the relevant doctor, who will make further diagnosis and give appropriate suggestions for the patient’s specific situation.