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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... #CTChest #Cystic ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... (LCH): multiple ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Langerhans cell histiocytosis:
Early stage:
- Small irregular or stellate nodules in centrilobular location.
Late stage
HRCT findings in ... with small nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
started as small noduli ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... LCH: multiple round ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left radiological pathological correlation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in respectively nodular stage and early
in respectively nodular ... early and late cystic ... #Pathology #CTChest ... #Microscopy #LCH ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... of such cases a HRCT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... on the basis of HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
later stage the nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #Late #Histiocytosis ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant