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Images in thorax
Pulmonary cannonballs and more like never before
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  1. Mohammed H AlShati
  1. Correspondence to Dr Mohammed H AlShati, Division of Respirology and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Al-Adan Hospital, P.O. Box 46969, Ahmadi 64020, Kuwait; dr_alshatti{at}hotmail.com

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A 44-year-old man presented to hospital with haemoptysis and progressive dyspnoea. Examination revealed room air oxygen saturation of 91% with diffuse chest crackles, gynaecomastia and hepatosplenomegaly. Scrotal examination was unremarkable. Radiological investigations revealed numerous bilateral pulmonary nodules of variable size (cannonball appearance) (figure 1), gynaecomastia (figure 2A), hepatosplenomegaly and a large retroperitoneal mass (figure 2B). Scrotal ultrasound showed no abnormalities.

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Plain posteroanterior chest radiograph (A) and axial CT scan in the lung window (B) showing numerous bilateral …

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