I think metastasis was the best option here because there are multiple malignant neoplasms... primary cancers tend to start as a single mass in the tissue of origin. In the lung, metastases are more common than primary neoplasms.
dbgI seriously could not figure out whether those white opacities were actual lesions or reflections from the actual picture (flash light) ... mind went all the way maybe this is the shiny pleura so they're going after mesothelioma. smh+12019-07-26T02:46:14Z
dbgshiny pleura with tiiiiny granulations if you look closely. but obviously was far off+2019-07-26T02:47:16Z
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"Multiple cannonball lesions" is indicative of a metastatic cancer.
I think if they were leaning towards a mesothelioma, they'd show the border/edge of the lung ensheathed by a malignant neoplasm (see image): https://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/jpeg1/LUNG081.jpg+12019-07-26T17:19:07Z
bullshitusmleguys something I learned from NBMEs is that if there is a clinical vignette dont even look at the images they give you ,they are all useless and time-consuming+2019-09-29T18:52:57Z
goaiableThe way i narrowed it down was that the patient had signs of weight loss since three months whereas her cough developed recently (3 weeks). If the cancer arose in the lung then I think the cough or other pulmonary symptoms should emerge earlier. +2019-11-19T05:47:21Z
to snoo-finity ... and beyond!
submitted by neonem(268), 2019-06-02T04:04:24Z
I think metastasis was the best option here because there are multiple malignant neoplasms... primary cancers tend to start as a single mass in the tissue of origin. In the lung, metastases are more common than primary neoplasms.