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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Chest X Ray== | ==Chest X Ray== | ||
*Chest radiographs are of limited utility and are non-specific, demonstrating a pleural opacity which may extend around and encase the lung. | *Chest radiographs are of limited utility and are non-specific, demonstrating a pleural opacity which may extend around and encase the lung.<ref>Mesothelioma. Radiopaedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesothelioma. Accessed on 13th January, 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesothelioma</ref> | ||
*Reduction in volume of the affected hemithorax is common resulting in shift of the mediastinum towards the lesion. | *Reduction in volume of the affected hemithorax is common resulting in shift of the mediastinum towards the lesion. | ||
*Rib destruction or extension beyond the lateral and anterior margins of the chest wall may be evident. | *Rib destruction or extension beyond the lateral and anterior margins of the chest wall may be evident. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
Chest X Ray
- Chest radiographs are of limited utility and are non-specific, demonstrating a pleural opacity which may extend around and encase the lung.[1]
- Reduction in volume of the affected hemithorax is common resulting in shift of the mediastinum towards the lesion.
- Rib destruction or extension beyond the lateral and anterior margins of the chest wall may be evident.
- Mediastinal lymph node enlargement and pleural effusion may also be seen.
References
- ↑ Mesothelioma. Radiopaedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesothelioma. Accessed on 13th January, 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesothelioma