October 2011 Case of the Month
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 6:09PM
Rick Robbins, M.D. in Posterior mediastinal mass, achalasia, esophageal varices, extramedullary hematopoiesis, lymphadenopathy, metastatic disease, neurofibroma, osteomyelitis, paragangioma, paraspinal hematoma, schwannoma, thoracic meningocele

Michael B. Gotway, MD

Associate Editor Imaging

Reference as: Gotway MB. October 2011 Case of the month. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care 2011;3:145-9. (Click here for a PDF version of the manuscript)

 

Clinical History

A 67-year-old man with a history of squamous cell carcinoma of the throat, melanoma, and anemia presented with vague complaints of chest pain. A frontal chest radiograph (Figure 1) was performed.

 

What is the main finding on the chest radiograph? How would you describe the finding?  (Click on the answer to proceed)

  1. A solitary pulmonary nodule
  2. Diffuse linear and reticular abnormalities suggesting interstitial lung disease
  3. A posterior mediastinal mass
  4. Multiple cavitary nodules
  5. Bilateral pleural effusions and thickening

 

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