Lung cancer

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Left shoulder pain. Degenerative?

Patient Data

Age: 70 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

No bone or joint abnormality.

Left lower lobe mass.

x-ray

4cm left lower lobe mass.

Heart size normal. Lungs clear.

Normal mediastinal contours.

Case Discussion

This turned out to be a primary lung malignancy.

The radiographer accidently made this easier for the reporter, by having a generous 'coning' on the final shoulder view.

It was visible on the routine AP shoulder albeit could have escaped one's attention or thought to be the cardiac outline.

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