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Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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, hyperplasia, cyst ... • Bronchogenic cysts ... , Pericardial Cysts ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... #pulmonary #anterior
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
arise within a mass ... between cavities and cysts ... Cysts occur without ... Cysts usually contain ... #Cavity #Cyst #
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 ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Abnormal: • Pulmonary ... • Bronchogenic Cyst ... • Mediastinal Mass
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
• Bronchogenic cyst ... Pleuropericardial cyst ... Aneurysm • Enteric cyst ... - Bronchogenic cyst ... - Pericardial cyst
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... cavitating lung mass ... vascular - pulmonary ... - bronchogenic cyst ... #Diagnosis #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
the lung, like cyst ... a thick wall Cyst ... CavitaryLesion #Cavity #Cyst ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Renal Mass - Differential ... contrast - Simple Cysts ... sized kidneys, No cysts ... Multiple bilateral cysts ... Enlarged kidneys, Cysts
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... appreciate on a cest ... When the cysts have ... seen and in many cases ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Bronchogenic cyst ... Hemangioma • Tracheal mass ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pulmonary