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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Chest x-rays are of limited utility and are non-specific in a case of mesothelioma, demonstrating a pleural opacity which may extend around and encase the lung.<ref name=cxrmesothelioma>Mesothelioma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesothelioma. Accessed on 13th January, 2016</ref> | |||
==Chest X Ray== | ==Chest X Ray== | ||
*Chest | *Chest x-rays are of limited utility and are non-specific in a case of mesothelioma, demonstrating a pleural opacity which may extend around and encase the lung.<ref name=cxrmesothelioma>Mesothelioma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesothelioma. Accessed on 13th January, 2016</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. | ||
*Mediastinal lymph node enlargement and pleural effusion may also be seen. | *Mediastinal lymph node enlargement and pleural effusion may also be seen.<ref name=cxrmesothelioma>Mesothelioma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesothelioma. Accessed on 13th January, 2016</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Chest x-rays are of limited utility and are non-specific in a case of mesothelioma, demonstrating a pleural opacity which may extend around and encase the lung.[1]
Chest X Ray
- Chest x-rays are of limited utility and are non-specific in a case of mesothelioma, 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.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mesothelioma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesothelioma. Accessed on 13th January, 2016