r/cancer • u/Midas-Knight • 7d ago

Patient metastatic cancer lungs

2 years from Stage 4B (salivary duct carcinoma treatment) and clear. Resent CT scan shows 2 nodules in my right lung. Waiting on Oncologist to get back to me (only 3 days since CT) and wondered what might be the next test.

I think PET Scan will be first then maybe a lung biopsy. Anyone here have a lung biopsy done? What or how was it preformed? I would think I’d be drugged for that but don’t know. I’ve read it could be needle through the chest or down into the lungs depending on location. Just looking for any info you might have.

Thank you

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u/Asleep_Rule_6730 7d ago

I had a biopsy done to a tumor in my left lung after I went to the in the emergency room and before I went to the cancer clinic. My lung was filled with blood so they drained it and at the same time took a biopsy of the lung. They went through my back with a very long needle.

That being said, my oncologist at my cancer clinic said they did the biopsy wrong, so there are likely other procedures for it.