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==Overview== | |||
Chest x ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of thymic carcinoma. A chest X-ray is the first step in the diagnosis of thymic carcinoma and is normally an incidental finding. Some thymic carcinomas may be associated with pleural effusion that could also be seen in the chest x-ray. A chest X-ray is the first step in the diagnosis of thymic carcinoma and is normally an incidental finding. Some thymic carcinomas may be associated with pleural effusion that could also be seen in the chest x-ray. | |||
==Chest X-Ray== | ==Chest X-Ray== | ||
*A chest X-ray is the first step in the diagnosis of thymic carcinoma and is normally an incidental finding. | |||
A chest X-ray is the first step | *Some thymic carcinomas may be associated with [[pleural effusion]] that could also be seen in the chest x-ray.<ref name=radio> Image courtesy of Dr Roberto Schubert [http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia] (original file [http://radiopaedia.org/cases/malignant-thymoma-thymic-carcinoma]). [http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BYSANC]</ref> | ||
Some thymic carcinomas may be associated with [[pleural effusion]] that could also be seen in the chest x-ray. | |||
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| [[File:Thymic carcinoma rx.jpg|x400px|thumb|AP CXR that shows a radioopaque mass in the left anterior and middle mediastinum. Left pleural effusion and high-riding diaphragm suggesting phrenic nerve palsy]] | | [[File:Thymic carcinoma rx.jpg|x400px|thumb|AP CXR that shows a radioopaque mass in the left anterior and middle mediastinum. Left pleural effusion and high-riding diaphragm suggesting phrenic nerve palsy]] | ||
| [[File:Thymic carcinoma rx 2.jpg |x400px|thumb|Lateral view CXR ]] | | [[File:Thymic carcinoma rx 2.jpg |x400px|thumb|Lateral view CXR ]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Marjan Khan M.B.B.S.[3]
Overview
Chest x ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of thymic carcinoma. A chest X-ray is the first step in the diagnosis of thymic carcinoma and is normally an incidental finding. Some thymic carcinomas may be associated with pleural effusion that could also be seen in the chest x-ray. A chest X-ray is the first step in the diagnosis of thymic carcinoma and is normally an incidental finding. Some thymic carcinomas may be associated with pleural effusion that could also be seen in the chest x-ray.
Chest X-Ray
- A chest X-ray is the first step in the diagnosis of thymic carcinoma and is normally an incidental finding.
- Some thymic carcinomas may be associated with pleural effusion that could also be seen in the chest x-ray.[1]
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- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr Roberto Schubert Radiopaedia (original file [1]). Creative Commons BYSANC