[Conventional roentgen study in the diagnosis of primary and secondary chest wall tumors].
In patients with chestwall tumors conventional radiography is most often the next diagnostic step for differentiation and staging. Plain chest films, taken according to ILO-80 regulations, fluoroscopy and x-rays of the bony structures of the thorax are basic examinations. Diagnostic features are intra- and extrathoracic soft tissue masses and/or disturbances of normal fat pads. CT and/or MR are superior for analyzing soft tissue masses and cannot be missed. But bone lesions are better to analyze on conventional x-rays. Skeletal scintigraphy helps to increase the effectivity and is requested before tomography. Invasive diagnostic procedures (phlebography, arteriography, myelography, bronchography) should be performed only after CT- or MR-examinations. They can add important diagnostic details. Selective arteriography enables the radiologist to embolize vessels of large tumors preoperatively, reducing surgical risks, or may be helpful in patients with non-resectable tumors.
Röntgenabteilung, Klinik für Thoraxerkrankungen der LVA Baden, Heidelberg.
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D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens; D014986:Xeroradiography
Konventionelle Röntgenuntersuchung in der Diagnostik primärer und sekundärer Brustwandtumore.