Case: Chest radiograph #56629687
Chest Beginner
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
Image: James Heilman, MD via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized and converted to WebP
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Answer: Lung cancer (mass)
What to look for in lung cancer (mass)
- Spiculated mass >3 cm.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): Lung cancer seen on chest x-ray. This is an edited version of the source image made for use in the "Anatomist" iOS and Android app and shared here under the terms of the source image's Share Alike Creative Commons license.
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
