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Chest radiographs of a 29-year-old asymptomatic woman with malignant melanoma.

83. symmetric pulmonary metastases

Although the frontal radiograph resembled that of breast implants, the lateral view clearly placed the lesions in the lungs. Atautopsy several weeks later, each lung contained one gigantic metastasis of melanoma. Moreover, the two metastases were remarkably similar in size andshape.

This case could qualify for any list of all-time medical oddities.

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Source:  OpenStax, Images of memorable cases: 50 years at the bedside. OpenStax CNX. Dec 08, 2008 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10449/1.7
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