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* Atypical features include [[Consolidation (medicine)|consolidation]], [[cavitation]], [[calcification]], [[hemorrhage]], and [[Pneumothorax|secondary pneumothorax.]] | * Atypical features include [[Consolidation (medicine)|consolidation]], [[cavitation]], [[calcification]], [[hemorrhage]], and [[Pneumothorax|secondary pneumothorax.]] | ||
[[Image:Pulmonary_Metastases_from_Colorectal_Cancer_X-ray.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:Pulmonary_Metastases_from_Colorectal_Cancer_X-ray.jpg|thumb|center|frame|Lung metastasis from colorectal cancer, (ɔ) Image courtesy of Dr. David Cuete<ref>[http://radiopaedia.org/cases/pulmonary-metastases-colorectal-carcinoma/</ref>]] | ||
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To view the chest x-ray of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), click here
To view the chest x-ray of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), click here
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Roukoz A. Karam, M.D.[2] Saarah T. Alkhairy, M.D.
Overview
There are no x-ray findings associated with colorectal cancer. However, a chest x-ray may be helpful in the detection of lung metastasis.
X-ray
- There are no x-ray findings associated with colorectal cancer. However, a chest x-ray may be helpful in the detection of lung metastasis.
- Lung metastasis on chest X-ray normally appears as peripheral, rounded nodules of variable size, scattered throughout both lungs.
- Atypical features include consolidation, cavitation, calcification, hemorrhage, and secondary pneumothorax.
