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Osteoid osteomas are benign bone-forming tumours that typically occur in children (particularly adolescents). They have characteristic
and classically cause ... osteoid #osteoma #tumor ... pediatrics #nidus #radiology ... #ortho
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... edema, blood or tumor ... the alveoli and cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
other germ cell tumor ... Bronchogenic cyst/Tumor ... • Bronchogenic tumor ... Esophageal diverticula/tumor ... • Neurogenic tumor
Adnexal Masses - Benign vs Malignant Features on Ultrasound and MRI
Benign Features: 
B1- Unilocular 
B2- Presence
Adnexal Masses - ... Smooth multilocular tumor ... Irregular solid tumor ... multilocular-solid tumor ... ultrasound #MRI #radiology
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
bronchial obstruction caused ... an obstructing tumor ... In this case there ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... parachute MV (caused ... (vegetations)/tumor ... #differential #cardiology
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Nodule / mass • Masses ... Lymphoma, Germ cell tumor ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Diagnosis Pulmonary/Chest ... ILD, Sarcoid, Tumor ... body • Chronic: Tumor ... Acute #Chronic #Causes
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Erythropoietin Secreting Tumor ... Disease Abnormal Chest ... Snoring Chronic Chest ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
inflammation or tumor ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest