Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Colorectal cancer x ray
Introduction
Overview
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
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.[1]
- Atypical features include consolidation, cavitation, calcification, hemorrhage, and secondary pneumothorax.[1]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mohammed TL, Chowdhry A, Reddy GP, Amorosa JK, Brown K, Dyer DS; et al. (2011). “ACR Appropriateness Criteria® screening for pulmonary metastases”. J Thorac Imaging. 26 (1): W1–3. doi:10.1097/RTI.0b013e3182010bf9. PMID 21258219.
Editor-In-Chief: 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
C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Roukoz A. Karam, M.D.[2] Saarah T. Alkhairy, M.D.