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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dildar Hussain, MBBS [2]
Overview
Performing a chest x-ray is the first step if a patient reports symptoms that may be suggestive of lung cancer. Often lung cancers are picked up on a routine chest X-ray in a person experiencing no symptoms.
Chest X Ray
- An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of lung cancer. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of lung cancer include:[1][2][3]
- An obvious mass
- Widening of the mediastinum
- Atelectasis
- Consolidations
- Pleural effusion.
- Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
- Lung nodules
A Clinical Example of Disease Progression
Images shown below are courtesy of Cafer Zorkun MD and copylefted
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References
- ↑ Jackman, David M; Johnson, Bruce E (2005). "Small-cell lung cancer". The Lancet. 366 (9494): 1385–1396. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67569-1. ISSN 0140-6736.
- ↑ Whitten, Camilla R.; Khan, Sameer; Munneke, Graham J.; Grubnic, Sisa (2007). "A Diagnostic Approach to Mediastinal Abnormalities". RadioGraphics. 27 (3): 657–671. doi:10.1148/rg.273065136. ISSN 0271-5333.
- ↑ Purandare, NilenduC; Rangarajan, Venkatesh (2015). "Imaging of lung cancer: Implications on staging and management". Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging. 25 (2): 109. doi:10.4103/0971-3026.155831. ISSN 0971-3026.