twodogs Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Okay folks, I've checked the Medical Dictionaries and the Standard English Dictionary and our very own Glossary and haven't found the definition of "Infrahilar". I've found it being used but not defined. I found out yesterday that there is some..."interval decrease in size of infrahilar right lung mass and right side pleural effusion. .." I'm told that this is good news but it would probably be even better if I actually knew what it is. Any help?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Infra means below. The hilar (hilum) is the area in the lung above the heart. So it means in the area below the hilum. It is describing the location of the lung mass The good news is that there is a decrease in size of the tumor. If you have any questions I would ask the Dr. Glad to hear there was good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWest Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Infrahilar just means below the hilum, which is the part of the lung toward the middle of the chest. Basically the lower middle portion of the lung. Now you know where your tumor shrinkage is. Congrats. Response anywhere is a good thing. -Dr. West Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodogs Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 Thank you for the replies. I tried to do it earlier but probably had one of my "Chemo Moments" and must have deleted the note. Or possibly forgot altogether. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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