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Solid pulmonary nodules can represent various etiologies:
- benign granulomas
- focal scar
- intrapulmonary lymph nodes
- primary malignancies
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and malignant lesions ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Fleischner ... #PulmonaryNodule ... #Followup #RadiologyAssistant
Subsolid nodules
Most subsolid nodules are transient and the result of infection or hemorrhage.
However, persistent subsolid nodules
a much higher risk ... #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
definitive tissue diagnosis ... #Management #Radiology ... #CTChest #Fleischner ... #Pulmonary #Nodules ... #RadiologyAssistant
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
lesions from low-risk ... #Diagnosis #Epidemiology ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Fleischner #Risk ... #Nodule #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant