Doctor speak again

[NorthernDancer]

When a doctor carries out a physical examination of part of the body and then writes in his clinic letter that the examination was 'suspicious', what does he actually mean and should we be concerned?

Thanks

What did they examine and what's the context, where did they say suspicious

I'm not a doc, but in general "suspicious" would mean that they can't immediately confirm that it's a completely normal finding and that additional exams or tests would be required.

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I've never seen a doctor write suspicious so maybe context is needed, theg usually write possible, requires further investigation, what did they write about

Eg. "suspicious lesion" = I'm concerned it could be something nasty, needs further investigation

It's a suspicious nodule and @Diplohas confirmed my thoughts. Thank you

Yeah, I had a suspicious mole and a referral to cancer unit.

Suspicious doesn't mean "I think it's bad" though, just they can't tell for absolute certain one way or the other without further investigation.

I'd tell you not to worry but I know how difficult it is

Just means they cannot dismiss it as unharmful. It might need a specialist opinion or further investigation.