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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-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 x-rays | *Chest x-rays are non-specific in a case of mesothelioma, may demonstrate a opacity in the plueral lining 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> | ||
* | *X-ray may show evidence of mediastinum shift resulting from the reduced volume of the affected hemithorax. | ||
*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.<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> | *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> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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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], Sujit Routray, M.D. [3]
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 non-specific in a case of mesothelioma, may demonstrate a opacity in the plueral lining which may extend around and encase the lung.[1]
- X-ray may show evidence of mediastinum shift resulting from the reduced volume of the affected hemithorax.
- 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]
Gallery
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CXR of a patient came for evaluation for left sided pleural effusion with possible asbestos exposure demonstrates very subtle left sided pleural thickening.<ref name=cxrimagemesothelioma1>Image courtesy of Dr. A.Prof Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file here). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
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