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If you have chest pain of possible mesothelioma would the tumor more than likely be big enough to see on a x-ray or ct scan?

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Dr. Ira Friedlander answered

Specializes in Cardiac Electrophysiology

It is highly likely: that either X-ray or CT-scan would be sufficiently discriminatory to pick up a tumor of reasonable size regardless of symptoms of chest pain.

Answered 11/9/2017

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A member asked:

If you have chest pain of possible mesothelioma would the tumor more than likely be big enough to see on a x-ray or ct scan?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ira Friedlander answered

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