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

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... Y = youth - CPAM ... - bronchogenic cyst ... #Diagnosis # ... #Differential #
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Cavity Mnemonic ... pneumatoceles Y: youth - CPAM ... - bronchogenic cyst ... #Diagnosis #CAVITY ... #Lesions #Differential
CAVITY Mnemonic for Causes of Cavitary Lung Lesions

C - Cancer (SCC, mets)
A - Autoimmune (GPA, RA)
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Lung Lesions ... pneumatocele) Y - Youth (CPAM ... , bronchogenic cyst ... #Lesions #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... diagnosis there ... the surrounding lung ... Radiology #CTChest #Cavity ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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- Emphysema - Lung ... cysts (LAM, LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... , like cyst, cavity ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... When the cysts have ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
Cystic lung disease ... Lung cysts are ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... CysticLungDisease #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Honeycombing is defined by the presence of small cystic spaces with irregularly thickened walls composed of
Honeycomb cysts ... and subpleural lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Honeycombing #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant