[CxR] Foreign body

By HCH_IM_CR |

2009年12月20日 星期日

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What is the most likely diagnosis?

43 year-old with foreign body in right main bronchus caught in the nick of time

Coronal Reformatted CT Scan of the Chest

1. Broncholith
2. Old TB
3. Dermoid
4. Carcinoid tumor
5. Santa Claus

Additional Image - Close-up of right main bronchus

Answer:
5. Santa Claus and his 8 Reindeer




Santa Claus and his Eight Reindeer
General Considerations
◎Also known as: Saint Nicholas
Father Christmas
Kris Kringle
◎Image of plump, jolly, red-coated man became popular in United States in 19th century
◎Believed to live with Mrs. Claus in northern climates
◎Reindeer were established in poem "The Night Before Christmas" attributed to Clement
Clarke Moore in 1823


This is a retouched photograph of a coronal reformatted CT scan of the chest. There is no foreign body present.



外國人很幽默，真的~~!!