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Papillary thyroid cancer chest x ray

Introduction

Overview

Overview

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.

X-ray

X-ray

  • 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
Papillary thyroid cancer metastasis to lung, Case courtesy of Dr David Cuete, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 27579
References

References

  1. ↑ Lin JD, Chao TC, Chou SC, Hsueh C (December 2004). “Papillary thyroid carcinomas with lung metastases”. Thyroid. 14 (12): 1091–6. doi:10.1089/thy.2004.14.1091. PMID 15650364.

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