Lung cancer chest x ray

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dildar Hussain, MBBS [2]

Overview

Performing a chest x-ray is the first step if a patient reports symptoms that may be suggestive of lung cancer. Often lung cancers are picked up on a routine chest X-ray in a person experiencing no symptoms.

Chest X Ray

An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of lung cancer. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of lung cancer include:^[1]^[2]^[3]
- An obvious mass
- Widening of the mediastinum
- Atelectasis
- Consolidations
- Pleural effusion.
- Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
- Lung nodules

A Clinical Example of Disease Progression

Images shown below are courtesy of Cafer Zorkun MD and copylefted

Chest x-ray: Small cell carcinoma of the lung. At the time of diagnosis.

Chest x-ray: Small cell carcinoma of the lung. Five weeks later.

Chest x-ray: Small cell carcinoma of the lung. Two months later.

References

↑ Jackman, David M; Johnson, Bruce E (2005). “Small-cell lung cancer”. The Lancet. 366 (9494): 1385–1396. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67569-1. ISSN 0140-6736.
↑ Whitten, Camilla R.; Khan, Sameer; Munneke, Graham J.; Grubnic, Sisa (2007). “A Diagnostic Approach to Mediastinal Abnormalities”. RadioGraphics. 27 (3): 657–671. doi:10.1148/rg.273065136. ISSN 0271-5333.
↑ Purandare, NilenduC; Rangarajan, Venkatesh (2015). “Imaging of lung cancer: Implications on staging and management”. Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging. 25 (2): 109. doi:10.4103/0971-3026.155831. ISSN 0971-3026.

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[JackmanJohnson2005-1] Jackman, David M; Johnson, Bruce E (2005). “Small-cell lung cancer”. The Lancet. 366 (9494): 1385–1396. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67569-1. ISSN 0140-6736.

[WhittenKhan2007-2] Whitten, Camilla R.; Khan, Sameer; Munneke, Graham J.; Grubnic, Sisa (2007). “A Diagnostic Approach to Mediastinal Abnormalities”. RadioGraphics. 27 (3): 657–671. doi:10.1148/rg.273065136. ISSN 0271-5333.

[PurandareRangarajan2015-3] Purandare, NilenduC; Rangarajan, Venkatesh (2015). “Imaging of lung cancer: Implications on staging and management”. Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging. 25 (2): 109. doi:10.4103/0971-3026.155831. ISSN 0971-3026.

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