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A 49-year-old male patient consulted a doctor about difficult swallowing, voice hoarseness, weight loss. These symptoms have been gradually progressing for the last 3 months. Objectively: the patient is exhausted, supraclavicular lymph nodes are enlarged. Esophagoscopy revealed no esophageal pathology. Which of the following studies is most appropriate in this case?

Answer options

  1. Multiplanar imaging of esophagus
  2. Radioisotope investigation of chest
  3. Ultrasound investigation of mediastinum
  4. Computed tomography of chest and mediastinum
  5. X-ray of lungs
Correct answer

Computed tomography of chest and mediastinum

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