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Esophegal Tumor

2021-10-14 13:15:32
Doctor, can normal (P/A) chest x-ray show esophagus tumor/cancer? Please answer this question, doctor.
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P/A Chest X-ray may sometimes show very large tumours. But usually better imaging modalities such as CT scan are used to diagnose tumours of the esophagus.

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