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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... mass. ... arthritis (rheumatoid nodules ... #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Liver Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Benign ... Hemangioma • Focal Nodular ... Lung, Colon, Breast ... ) #Liver #Mass
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... Malignant Neoplasm • Benign ... Malformation #Lung ... #Nodule #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
pulmonary nodule ... surrounded by lung ... The differential ... the same as of a mass ... most commonly benign
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
Size A solitary pulmonary ... diameter is called a mass ... can be either benign ... high risk for lung ... concluded that benign
Small Vessel Vasculitides
 • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Granulomatous manifestations (e.g., nasal crusting, destructive sinusitis, pulmonary
destructive sinusitis, pulmonary ... nodules. and retroorbital ... mass) • Microscopic ... - Interstitial lung ... Vasculitides #vasculitis #differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... avium complex • Nodular ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... pneumonia • Cavitary ... #diseases #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
infections • Nodular ... or cavitary lesions ... Centrilobular nodules ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... NTM #Infections #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... fever, cough and cavitary ... nodules possible ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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arise within a mass ... In the differential ... the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... Radiology #CTChest #Cavity