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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Chest X-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma lesions in the [[lung]]s. Findings on chest X-ray suggestive of Kaposi's sarcoma include [[parenchyma|parenchymal]] [[nodule|nodular]] or reticular opacities, [[pleural effusion]], and [[mediastinal]]/[[hilar]] [[lymphadenopathy]]. | Chest X-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma lesions in the [[lung]]s. Findings on chest X-ray suggestive of Kaposi's sarcoma include [[parenchyma|parenchymal]] [[nodule|nodular]] or reticular opacities, [[pleural effusion]], and [[mediastinal]]/[[hilar]] [[lymphadenopathy]].<ref name="pmid21963166">{{cite journal| author=Restrepo CS, Ocazionez D| title=Kaposi's sarcoma: imaging overview. | journal=Semin Ultrasound CT MR | year= 2011 | volume= 32 | issue= 5 | pages= 456-69 | pmid=21963166 | doi=10.1053/j.sult.2011.03.007 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21963166 }} </ref><ref name="radio"> Kaposi's Sarcoma. Radiopaedia (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/kaposi-sarcoma Accessed on January, 19 2016</ref> | ||
==Chest X-Ray== | ==Chest X-Ray== | ||
* Chest X-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma lesions in the [[lung]]s. | * Chest X-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma lesions in the [[lung]]s.<ref name="pmid21963166">{{cite journal| author=Restrepo CS, Ocazionez D| title=Kaposi's sarcoma: imaging overview. | journal=Semin Ultrasound CT MR | year= 2011 | volume= 32 | issue= 5 | pages= 456-69 | pmid=21963166 | doi=10.1053/j.sult.2011.03.007 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21963166 }} </ref><ref name="radio"> Kaposi's Sarcoma. Radiopaedia (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/kaposi-sarcoma Accessed on January, 19 2016</ref> | ||
* Findings on chest X-ray suggestive of Kaposi's sarcoma include: | * Findings on chest X-ray suggestive of Kaposi's sarcoma include: | ||
:* [[parenchyma|Parenchymal]] nodular or reticular opacities | :* [[parenchyma|Parenchymal]] nodular or reticular opacities | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]
Overview
Chest X-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma lesions in the lungs. Findings on chest X-ray suggestive of Kaposi's sarcoma include parenchymal nodular or reticular opacities, pleural effusion, and mediastinal/hilar lymphadenopathy.[1][2]
Chest X-Ray
- Chest X-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma lesions in the lungs.[1][2]
- Findings on chest X-ray suggestive of Kaposi's sarcoma include:
- Parenchymal nodular or reticular opacities
- Pleural effusion
- Mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Restrepo CS, Ocazionez D (2011). "Kaposi's sarcoma: imaging overview". Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 32 (5): 456–69. doi:10.1053/j.sult.2011.03.007. PMID 21963166.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kaposi's Sarcoma. Radiopaedia (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/kaposi-sarcoma Accessed on January, 19 2016