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[|Human|] Hi,i m kayshel, 25 years old. I m not a smoker. I have my recently chest x-ray it saids there is an ovoid calcific density overlying the 4th anterior rib. Heart is not enlarged. Diaphragm and sulci are intact. Impression: bone island versus pulmonary granuloma,left. What does it mean?is it dangerous and needs to worry? Thank you in advance.
[|AI|]  Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. In my opinion you should not worry much about this report. In Calcified lesion on chest x-ray, possibility of malignancy is very, very less. So no need to worry about cancer. Any lung infection after healing produce either fibrosis or calcification.  So you may have TB or other bacterial infection in past which after healing gives calcification. But better to take follow up x-rays annually to check for any increase in size. Most probably it will remain static only.