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==Key Chest X-Ray Findings in Parathyroid Cancer== | ==Key Chest X-Ray Findings in Parathyroid Cancer== | ||
* An x-ray uses small doses of radiation to make an image of the body’s structures on film. It is used to: | * An x-ray uses small doses of radiation to make an image of the body’s structures on film. It is used to: | ||
:* Check the [[lungs]] or [[bones]] for [[metastases]] | :* Check the [[lungs]] or [[bones]] for [[metastases]]<ref> Parathyroid cancer. Canadian Cancer Society (2015). http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/parathyroid/parathyroid-cancer/?region=bc Accessed on December 29, 2015</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
On chest x-ray, parathyroid cancer is characterized by metastasis into lungs and bones.
Key Chest X-Ray Findings in Parathyroid Cancer
- An x-ray uses small doses of radiation to make an image of the body’s structures on film. It is used to:
- Check the lungs or bones for metastases[1]
References
- ↑ Parathyroid cancer. Canadian Cancer Society (2015). http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/parathyroid/parathyroid-cancer/?region=bc Accessed on December 29, 2015