Presentation
Overseas worker medical fitness CXR.
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Nipple markers
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1 cm nodule projected over the left 6th anterior rib.
Recall and film repeated with nipple marker. Nodule lies within the marker.
Radiographer also indicates asymmetry of nipples on direct inspection.
Case Discussion
Nipple markers can be useful in excluding a lung opacity. Not everything needs a CT chest.
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