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Shadows On Lungs (Not Me!)
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Breathlesness and wheezing. Chest x ray revealed shadows on lungs. Hospital has requested futher x rays and MRI tomorrow. Apart from the obvious possibility, what else could the shadows be?
p.s. its a male, aged 40, heavysmoker .
p.s. its a male, aged 40, heavysmoker .
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Besides lung cancer, shadows on a chest X-ray image could indicate pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, lung abscess, TBC, other granulomatous inflammations, Echinococcus larva, fibrotic changes, foreign bodies, pleurisy etc. Of course, all these disorders have specific X-ray image marks that can be used for differentiation. In certain cases, an X-ray image is not enough and additional advanced diagnostic procedures are required like CT/MRI-scan or bronchoscopy.
Besides lung cancer, shadows on a chest X-ray image could indicate pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, lung abscess, TBC, other granulomatous inflammations, Echinococcus larva, fibrotic changes, foreign bodies, pleurisy etc. Of course, all these disorders have specific X-ray image marks that can be used for differentiation. In certain cases, an X-ray image is not enough and additional advanced diagnostic procedures are required like CT/MRI-scan or bronchoscopy.
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