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Solid pulmonary nodules can represent various etiologies:
- benign granulomas
- focal scar
- intrapulmonary lymph nodes
- primary malignancies
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Solid pulmonary ... and malignant lesions ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Fleischner ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
diseases with a nodular ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
Size A solitary pulmonary ... listed in the table ... #EBM #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #SolitaryPulmonaryNodule ... MalignancyRate #Rate #RadiologyAssistant
Subsolid nodules
Most subsolid nodules are transient and the result of infection or hemorrhage.
However, persistent subsolid nodules
Compared to solid lesions ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Fleischner ... PulmonaryNodule #Followup ... #RadiologyAssistant
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
of nodules Previous ... has been stable ... #Management #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Nodules ... #RadiologyAssistant
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
separate high-risk lesions ... characteristics alone (See Table ... #Pulmonary #Fleischner ... PulmonaryNodule #Nodule ... #RadiologyAssistant