Shelby4now

[Shelby4now]

Hi I have had 64 radiation sessions over the pass 10 years. Does anyone know what multifocal airspace inflammation is?

[Southside25]

I googled it and found this:

"Air space opacification is a descriptive term that refers to filling of the pulmonary tree with material that attenuates x-rays more than the surrounding lung parenchyma. It is one of the many patterns of lung opacification and is equivalent to the pathological diagnosis of pulmonary consolidation.

In radiological studies, it presents as increased attenuation of the lung parenchyma causing obscuration of pulmonary vessels, without significant loss of volume, in the segment(s) affected. Air bronchograms can also be found"

Unfortunately, I don't know what this all means. Have you asked your doctor?

[Shelby4now in reply to Southside25]

thanks for answering my question. I see my oncologist

On Tuesday. She wants to discuss my pet scan results which were very poor this time. I was checking on the Internet too and the article stated

That this inflammation can be caused by radiation treatments. If I find out I will let you know. Take care