Mesothelioma chest x ray

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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]

Chest X Ray

• Chest radiographs are of limited utility and are non-specific, demonstrating a pleural opacity which may extend around and encase the lung.
• Reduction in volume of the affected hemithorax is common resulting in shift of the mediastinum towards the lesion.
• 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.

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