Papillary thyroid cancer chest x ray

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2] Ammu Susheela, M.D. [3]

An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer. Findings on an x-ray diagnostic of metastasis to the lungs or other tissues.

• An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer. Findings on an x-ray diagnostic of metastasis include:^[1]
  • Multiple bilateral nodular opacities, with diffuse distribution, predominantly in the lower two-thirds of both hemithorax