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ALL / Respiratory Medicine
Chest x-ray: lung metastases
Chest x-ray: lung metastases
Lung metastases are seen with a wide variety of cancers including:- breast cancer
- colorectal cancer
- renal cell cancer
- bladder cancer
- prostate cancer
Multiple, round well-defined lung secondaries are often referred to as 'cannonball metastases'. They are most commonly seen with renal cell cancer but may also occur secondary to choriocarcinoma and prostate cancer.
Calcification in lung metastases is uncommon except in the case of chondrosarcoma or osteosarcoma.
Chest x-ray showing cannonball metastases secondary to renal cell cancer. Multiple well defined nodules are noted distributed in both lung fields
+PassMedicine Notes
Lung metastases are seen with a wide variety of cancers including:
- breast cancer
- colorectal cancer
- renal cell cancer
- bladder cancer
- prostate cancer
Multiple, round well-defined lung secondaries are often referred to as 'cannonball metastases'. They are most commonly seen with renal cell cancer but may also occur secondary to choriocarcinoma and prostate cancer.
Calcification in lung metastases is uncommon except in the case of chondrosarcoma or osteosarcoma.
xrb130.jpg Chest x-ray showing cannonball metastases secondary to renal cell cancer. Multiple well defined nodules are noted distributed in both lung fields