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Neck<br />

lymph nodes*<br />

− submental, submandibular, , pre-auricular, post-<br />

auricular, occipital, cervical chain<br />

thyroid/goitre<br />

(airway obstruction)<br />

trachea<br />

− displacement (suggests disease of upper lobes)<br />

towards side of lesion<br />

• upper lobe collapse/fibrosis, pneumonectomy<br />

away from side of lesion<br />

• pleural effusion, tension pneumothorax<br />

upper mediastinal masses (retrosternal(<br />

goitre)<br />

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