Category: Chest

Tension pneumothorax

Clinical: A 35 years old man Involved in MVA Complains of shortness of breath and chest pain Examination shows no breath sound at left lung Patient is also tachycardic, Blood…

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Small cell lung carcinoma

Clinical: A 54 years old man Background history of schizophrenia and hypertension Initial presentation with vomiting and unsteady gait CT scan shows cerebellar lesion Also noted to have lung lesion…

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Lung cancer: Adenocarcinoma 2

Clinical: A 60 years old man Presented with chronic cough Associated with loss of appetite and loss of weight Radiographic findings: There is homogenous opacity at right upper and mid…

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Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia

Clinical: A 45 years old man Alleged involved inĀ  motor vehicle accident Complains of shortness of breath Radiographic findings: There is herniation of the stomach into left thoracic cavity (red…

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Iatrogenic pneumothorax

Clinical: A 30 years old man Chest radiograph performed after insertion of central venous catheter Radiographic findings: Visualization of pleural lining on the right side (orange arrows) with no lung…

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Saddle pulmonary embolism

Clinical: A 52 years old man Presented with acute hemoptysis Associated with dyspnoea and mild fever History of major operation (total knee replacement) about 2 weeks ago Clinically patient is…

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Lung cancer: squamous cell carcinoma

Clinical: A 73 years old man Presented with chronic cough Associated with loss of appetite and loss of weight Radiographic findings: There is opacity at lower zone of right lung….

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Lung cancer: Adenocarcinoma

Clinical: A 68 years old man Presented with chronic cough for about 6 months Recently also noted pain on deep inspiration Associated loss of appetite and loss of weight Radiographic…

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Metastatic lung sarcoma

Clinical: A 62 years old man Underlying hypertension and DM Also had posterior neck sarcoma (unsure histological type), operated and completed treatment few years ago in another hospital Presented with…

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Elevated hemidiaphragm

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 44 years old with epigastric pain CXR requested to rule out perforated peptic ulcer disease Radiographic findings: Right hemidiaphragm is significantly higher than…

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