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Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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- Differential Diagnosis ... , hyperplasia, cyst ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #anterior
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 ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
arise within a mass ... the differential diagnosis ... associated pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
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
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
the lung, like cyst ... emphysema, bulla, honeycombing ... since in many cases ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
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 #
Honeycombing is defined by the presence of small cystic spaces with irregularly thickened walls composed of
Honeycomb cysts ... regardless of their cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Honeycombing ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... When the cysts have ... histiocytosis or honeycombing ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
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
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
Tumors - Benign Cysts ... tumors - Foregut cysts ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... Middle #Posterior #RadiologyAssistant