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Pancoast Tumor Chest X-ray and Chest CT

Pancoast Tumor Chest X-ray and Chest CT http://info.med.yale.edu/surgery/anatomy/radiology/pancoast_tumor_content.php SLIDE 1 Goals – Locate a tumor by applying the surface anatomy (that you’ve learned) – Use CT to investigate a radio-opacity (high attenuation signal) that appears on the: – anterior chest wall – posterior chest wall and lung – Relate the tumor and normal anatomical features [...]