The hilum overlay sign in a child

The hilum overlay sign in a child

A 9-month-old girl presented with a 1-month history of coughing. A chest X-ray (CXR) was performed, and the antero-posterior view demonstrated the hilum overlay sign. Furthermore, there was absence of the azygo-oesophageal line and bilateral paraspinal lines. The lateral CXR revealed a posterior med...

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Main Authors: M J Van Wyk, N Mahomed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2010-12-01
Series:South African Journal of Radiology
Subjects:
Hilum overlay sign
Neuroblastoma
Online Access:https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/460
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spelling doaj-061dcad214a84a65b30d3f9fa9834a412020-11-25T00:00:36ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Radiology1027-202X2078-67782010-12-0114410.4102/sajr.v14i4.460460The hilum overlay sign in a childM J Van Wyk0N Mahomed1University of Witwatersrand and Chris Hani Baragwanath HospitalChris Hani Baragwanath HospitalA 9-month-old girl presented with a 1-month history of coughing. A chest X-ray (CXR) was performed, and the antero-posterior view demonstrated the hilum overlay sign. Furthermore, there was absence of the azygo-oesophageal line and bilateral paraspinal lines. The lateral CXR revealed a posterior mediastinal mass. Subsequently, a computed tomogram of the chest confirmed a posterior mediastinal mass, with calcifications and intraspinal extension consistent with neuroblastoma. Histological analysis confirmed this mass as a neuroblastoma.https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/460Hilum overlay signNeuroblastoma
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N Mahomed
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N Mahomed
The hilum overlay sign in a child
South African Journal of Radiology
Hilum overlay sign
Neuroblastoma
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N Mahomed
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title The hilum overlay sign in a child
title_short The hilum overlay sign in a child
title_full The hilum overlay sign in a child
title_fullStr The hilum overlay sign in a child
title_full_unstemmed The hilum overlay sign in a child
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publisher AOSIS
series South African Journal of Radiology
issn 1027-202X
2078-6778
publishDate 2010-12-01
description A 9-month-old girl presented with a 1-month history of coughing. A chest X-ray (CXR) was performed, and the antero-posterior view demonstrated the hilum overlay sign. Furthermore, there was absence of the azygo-oesophageal line and bilateral paraspinal lines. The lateral CXR revealed a posterior mediastinal mass. Subsequently, a computed tomogram of the chest confirmed a posterior mediastinal mass, with calcifications and intraspinal extension consistent with neuroblastoma. Histological analysis confirmed this mass as a neuroblastoma.
topic Hilum overlay sign
Neuroblastoma
url https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/460
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