If you have a large swollen lymph node above clavicle will it show up on chest x ray?

Maybe: Sometimes x-rays can give a picture of soft tissue masses like lymph nodes, but usually they are not the best imaging option.

No: Soft tissue problems do not show up on plain xrays. You need advanced imaging techniques to find soft tissue abnormalities, like ultrasound, ct or mri.

No: Xrays are not very good for looking at lymph nodes outside of the chest. A ct (computerized tomography scan) has a much higher sensitivity for looking at lymph nodes inside and outside of your chest.

No: Very unlikely, they are usually not large or dense enough.

Not likely: Chest xray will not show one soft tissue structure from another unless it contains calcifications or displaces other structures or normal chest soft tissue contours and density. Such a ln would be more visible on ct or mri. Physicial exam is very important in the evaluation of a lymph node and correlation with you history, physical exam and laboratory data.

Not always: Not always unless very large.is lymph node able to be visualized. Ultrasound and CT examinations are more sensitive for this area of chest.