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*There are no x-ray findings associated with melanoma. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of melanoma, which include pathological manifestations of metastatic foci in the lungs. | *There are no x-ray findings associated with melanoma. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of melanoma, which include pathological manifestations of metastatic foci in the lungs. | ||
*In the case of metastasis to the lungs, chest x-ray findings can include: | *In the case of metastasis to the lungs, chest x-ray findings can include: | ||
:* | :*Unilateral/bilateral lung lesions of varying sizes<ref name="pmid25032021">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brant JM |title=Breathlessness with pulmonary metastases: a multimodal approach |journal=J Adv Pract Oncol |volume=4 |issue=6 |pages=415–22 |date=November 2013 |pmid=25032021 |pmc=4093448 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yazan Daaboul, M.D.; Serge Korjian M.D.
Overview
There are no x-ray findings associated with melanoma. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of melanoma, which include pathological manifestations of metastatic foci in the lungs.
Chest X Ray
- There are no x-ray findings associated with melanoma. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of melanoma, which include pathological manifestations of metastatic foci in the lungs.
- In the case of metastasis to the lungs, chest x-ray findings can include:
- Unilateral/bilateral lung lesions of varying sizes[1]