chest prominences and depressions
chest prominences and depressions
A unilateral or local depression may be caused by consolidation, cavity, or pleurisy with fibrous adhesions.
A unilateral or local prominence may be due to pleurisy with effusion; pneumothorax, hydrothorax, or hemothorax; aneurysm or tumor; compensatory emphysema resulting from impairment of the opposite lung; cardiac enlargement (left side); or enlargement of abdominal organs, esp. the liver and spleen.