Dear Friends,
Today I am showing radiographs of a 61-year-old woman who underwent surgery for ovarian carcinoma three years ago.
Examine the images below, leave your diagnosis in the comments section and come back on Friday for the answer.
Diagnosis:
1. Carcinoma of the lung
2. Metastases
3. Tuberculosis
4. None of the above
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Question: Which is the most likely diagnosis?
A: Partial tear anterior cruciate ligament
B: Mucoid degeneration anterior cruciate ligament
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Congratulations to the winner of this month’s competition, Dr. Victor Konikov, who recieves free registration for ECR 2015!
Thank you to all participants and well done to those who got the correct answer. Keep an eye out for the February issue of ESR News and your chance to win a new ESOR-related prize.
Dear Friends,
Today I am showing a recent case seen by my good friend Dr. Josep Mata. Radiographs belong to a 48-year-old man with haemoptysis and history of previous TB. Have a look at the images below, leave your thoughts and diagnosis in the comments section, and come back on Friday for the answer.
Diagnosis:
1. Infected bulla
2. Reactivation TB
3. Carcinoma in previous cavity
4. None of the above
Dear Friends,
This week I am presenting the radiographs of a 50-year-old man with chest pain. Check the images below, leave your thoughts and diagnosis in the comments, and come back on Friday for the answer.
Diagnosis:
1. Multiple myeloma
2. Tumor of sternum
3. Fibrous tumour of pleura
4. None of the above
Dear Friends,
The first case of 2015 is intended to wake you up after the holidays. The patient is a 68-year-old man who came to our institution last October with pain in the chest and skin lesions. Is the chest normal?
If not, where is the abnormality? Check the images below, leave your thoughts in the comments section and come back on Friday for the answer.
Dear Friends,
Continuining with interesting cases seen in November, I am presenting the pre-operative chest radiographs of a 44-year-old man scheduled for hand surgery. Would you call the surgeon? What do you think the patient has?
Check the images below, leave your thoughts in the comments section and come back on Friday for the answer.
Dear Friends,
The last Diploma case of the year presents the scout film of a 76-year-old woman after cardiac surgery. Is there something not right? Examine the images below, leave your thoughts in the comments section and come back on Friday for the answer.
Dear Friends,
Muppet is very excited because he has seen many interesting cases in the last two months. He has decided to show them during December and January to make me jealous.
The first patient is a 42-year-old woman with a moderate cough, seen on the 19th of November. What would be your diagnosis? Check the images below, leave your thoughts in the comments section and come back on Friday for the answer.
Dear Friends,
Today I am feeling magnanimous, because vacation is approaching. I have prepared an easy case of a 75-year-old man with cough and moderate fever. What would you diagnose?
1. Lobar pneumonia
2. Carcinoma
3. Tuberculosis
4. None of the above
Dear Friends,
Muppet is afraid of losing our audience and insists on showing easy cases. Here we are presenting radiographs belonging to a 54-year-old man with skin lesions.
What do you see? Check the images below, leave your thoughts in the comments section, and come back on Friday for the answer.
