Spindle cell carcinoma and lung metastases

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis certain
  • Multiple, partially confluous rounded masses bilaterally (note hilum overlay sign on the right).
  • Enlarged hila, possibly due to lymphadenopathy.
  • Apparent elevation of the right hemidiaphragm with effacement of the right costophrenic sulcus due to effusion. 
  • Absence of the left scapula.

Case Discussion

Spindle cell carcinoma of left scapula with removal of left scapula and multiple cannon-ball lung metastases.

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