A 50-year-old man with dyspnea and a history of cancer presents with a lung mass. Explore the Differential Diagnosis and management of a phantom tumor.
A 50-year-old man with a history of mitral-valve prolapse and of Hodgkin’s lymphoma 20 years earlier presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of dyspnea. Physical examination showed jugular venous distention, a holosystolic murmur at the cardiac apex, and diminished breath sounds in the lung bases. A radiograph of the chest was performed. What is the best next step in regard to the right lung opacity?
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Congestive Heart Failure, Diurese the patient and then obtain a repeat chest radiograph, Mitral Regurgitation, Phantom Tumor, Pleural Effusion
