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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
pulmonary nodule ... touch the hilum or mediastinum ... The differential ... the same as of a mass ... most commonly benign
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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Mediastinal Mass ... - Differential ... Thoracic spine lesions ... #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential ... anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary ... , Atelectasis, Nodule ... / mass • Masses ... #Widening #Differential
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 ... concluded that benign ... EBM #Radiology #Pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis for Endobronchial Mass Lesions

- Primary Malignant Neoplasms
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasms
- Benign Etiologies

Dr. David Furfaro
Differential Diagnosis ... Endobronchial Mass ... Malignant Neoplasms - Benign ... #Lesions #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass ... - Differential ... Tumor • Lymph node ... Mediastinal Mass ... #Mass #Differential
Solid pulmonary nodules can represent various etiologies:
- benign granulomas
- focal scar
- intrapulmonary lymph nodes
- primary malignancies
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Solid pulmonary ... nodules can represent ... that can help to differentiate ... and malignant lesions ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... Malignant Neoplasm • Benign ... Metastases ("cannonball lesions ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
cavitating lung mass ... arthritis (rheumatoid nodules ... Mnemonic #Cavitary #Lesions ... #Differential # ... Lung #Pulmonary
Small Vessel Vasculitides
 • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Granulomatous manifestations (e.g., nasal crusting, destructive sinusitis, pulmonary
destructive sinusitis, pulmonary ... nodules. and retroorbital ... mass) • Microscopic ... absence of skin lesions ... Vasculitides #vasculitis #differential