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Carotid body tumour with lung metastases
Clinical Presentation
A adult patient is referred on an urgent 2-week-wait pathway with chronic non-resolving cough, constitutional weight loss, and haemoptysis.
- 1Characteristic thoracic hallmarks on Plain Radiograph (X-ray) demonstrating parenchymal consolidative or interstitial changes, pleural abnormality, and airway preservation pathognomonic of Carotid body tumour with lung metastases.