Systemic disorders affecting the thoracic cage.
Conventional chest roentgenograms provide an opportunity to study changes in the thoracic cage produced by systemic or localized disorders. Careful evaluation of abnormalities often gives a clue to the diagnosis of clinically unsuspected disorders. In this article, the authors present a review of developmental, granulomatous, collagen vascular, hematopoietic, metabolic, endocrine, and neoplastic disorders affecting the thoracic cage.
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