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Intrathoracic metastasis from an extrathoracic malignancy: a radiographic approach to patient evaluation.

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Chiles, C; Ravin, CE
Published in: Radiol Clin North Am
September 1985

The likelihood of metastatic spread of an extrathoracic primary tumor to the thorax depends on a number of factors, most importantly, the site and nature of the primary tumor. Although the plain chest radiography remains the first-line screening procedure, understanding the pattern of spread of various tumors and the frequency with which such spread occurs enables one to develop a rational approach to the use of other imaging modalities, particularly computed tomography, in evaluation of patients with known extrathoracic primary tumors.

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Published In

Radiol Clin North Am

ISSN

0033-8389

Publication Date

September 1985

Volume

23

Issue

3

Start / End Page

427 / 438

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Thoracic Neoplasms
  • Pleural Neoplasms
  • Pericardium
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Melanoma
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms
 

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Chiles, C., & Ravin, C. E. (1985). Intrathoracic metastasis from an extrathoracic malignancy: a radiographic approach to patient evaluation. Radiol Clin North Am, 23(3), 427–438.
Chiles, C., and C. E. Ravin. “Intrathoracic metastasis from an extrathoracic malignancy: a radiographic approach to patient evaluation.Radiol Clin North Am 23, no. 3 (September 1985): 427–38.
Chiles, C., and C. E. Ravin. “Intrathoracic metastasis from an extrathoracic malignancy: a radiographic approach to patient evaluation.Radiol Clin North Am, vol. 23, no. 3, Sept. 1985, pp. 427–38.
Journal cover image

Published In

Radiol Clin North Am

ISSN

0033-8389

Publication Date

September 1985

Volume

23

Issue

3

Start / End Page

427 / 438

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Thoracic Neoplasms
  • Pleural Neoplasms
  • Pericardium
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Melanoma
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms