Woman 62 yo, cough and dyspnea, weakness of left side of  her
body  2 weeks ago.
Chest XRay
 first.( see pleural effusion  at right lung).
Ultrasound of  thorax:
US1=liver normal with mass
 at  lower portion of right lung
US 2=liver and right
lung  looked like liver structure (hepatization).
US 3= scan at right
thorax: pleural effusion and lung solid mass.
US 4=  with 10MHz
linear probe  looking of visceral layer of pleural membrane having
 irregular nodular mass.
US 5 =  this lung mass is hard  like liver.
US 6= very low vascular
supplying.
CT scan of lung  non
CE.: CT1=cross section,  CT2 = frontal view,  CT 3= many nodular  metastasis at right
and left lung.
CT4=  brain scan
with suggestion of metastasis at right brain..
Punction of pleural
space removing yellow fluid ( foto).
Analysis of fluid =
ADA  very low, ruling out lung tuberculosis.
Do you  thing
this case  is lung cancer metastasis to the brain? 
REFERENCE:
Ultrasound detection of Lung Hepatization
REFERENCE:
Ultrasound detection of Lung Hepatization













 
 
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