ASSESSMENT OF SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE WITH EXTRAPULMONARY NEOPLASMS ON PLAIN CHEST RADIOGRAPH AND CT SCAN

Dr. Reena Mathur; Dr. Deep Kumar

Volume : VIII, Issue : XI, November - 2019

ASSESSMENT OF SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE WITH EXTRAPULMONARY NEOPLASMS ON PLAIN CHEST RADIOGRAPH AND CT SCAN

Dr. Reena Mathur, Dr. Deep Kumar

Abstract :

Purpose: Assessment of solitary pulmonary nodule with extrapulmonary neoplasm on plain chest radiograph and CT scan. Material and Methods: This retrospective study include 50 patients with an extrapulmonary malignant neoplasm and a solitary pulmonary nodule , done in over a 6 – month period in J.L.N. Medical College Ajmer. Images were reviewed for the presence of solitary lung nodule. The histological characteristic of the nodule were correlated with those of extrapulmonary neoplasm and with patient age and smoking history. Results : A spectrum of extrapulmonary neoplasm were associated with solitary pulmonary nodule including Carcinomas of the head & neck (18%), Carcinomas of the Bladder, Cervix, Ovary, Prostate ,Breast, Oesophagus and Stomach (24%), Carcinomas of the Colon, Kidney, Thyroid and Uterus (18%), Sarcomas and Testicular carcinoma (22%).