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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2019; 23(01): 085-096
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675549
Review Article
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Surprising Bone and Soft Tissue Lesions of the Chest: Pictorial Review

Bert J. R. Degrieck
1   Department of Radiology, Ghent University, UZ-Gent, Gent, Belgium
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Alberto Bazzocchi
2   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
,
Koenraad Verstraete
1   Department of Radiology, Ghent University, UZ-Gent, Gent, Belgium
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30 January 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Although plain radiographs of the chest are usually requested to evaluate the heart, lung, and mediastinum, many bone and soft tissue, metabolic, and congenital lesions can be visible presenting as surprising lesions. Thorough analysis of the lesion characteristics on the chest radiograph, eventually in conjunction with more advanced imaging techniques and in combination with the clinical findings, will lead to the correct diagnosis.

Keywords

chest radiograph - bone tumor - soft tissue tumor - incidental finding - metabolic disease