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==Chest X-Ray== | ==Chest X-Ray== | ||
*A chest X-ray is the first step in the diagnosis of thymic carcinoma and is normally an incidental finding. | *A chest X-ray is the first step in the diagnosis of thymic carcinoma and is normally an incidental finding. | ||
*Some thymic carcinomas may be associated with [[pleural effusion]] that could also be seen in the chest x-ray. | *Some thymic carcinomas may be associated with [[pleural effusion]] that could also be seen in the chest x-ray.<ref name=radio> Image courtesy of Dr Roberto Schubert [http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia] (original file [http://radiopaedia.org/cases/malignant-thymoma-thymic-carcinoma]). [http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BYSANC]</ref> | ||
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| [[File:Thymic carcinoma rx.jpg|x400px|thumb|AP CXR that shows a radioopaque mass in the left anterior and middle mediastinum. Left pleural effusion and high-riding diaphragm suggesting phrenic nerve palsy]] | | [[File:Thymic carcinoma rx.jpg|x400px|thumb|AP CXR that shows a radioopaque mass in the left anterior and middle mediastinum. Left pleural effusion and high-riding diaphragm suggesting phrenic nerve palsy]] | ||
| [[File:Thymic carcinoma rx 2.jpg |x400px|thumb|Lateral view CXR ]] | | [[File:Thymic carcinoma rx 2.jpg |x400px|thumb|Lateral view CXR ]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [3]Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [4]
Overview
Chest x ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of thymic carcinoma.
Chest X-Ray
- A chest X-ray is the first step in the diagnosis of thymic carcinoma and is normally an incidental finding.
- Some thymic carcinomas may be associated with pleural effusion that could also be seen in the chest x-ray.[1]
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References
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr Roberto Schubert Radiopaedia (original file [1]). Creative Commons BYSANC