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Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Liver Mass - Differential ... • Cyst • Polycystic ... Cystadenoma • Hydatid Cyst ... #Mass #Hepatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Liver Mass - Differential ... Simple: Simple cyst ... Complex: Hydatid Cyst ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hepatology
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... : round cysts, evenly ... central dot. - LIP ... #Cysts #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
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Liver Mass Differential ... Cholangiocarcinoma, Metastases Cystic ... disease, Biliary cysts ... #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
Differential diagnosis ... histolytica) and hydatid cyst ... Hepatic Hydatid Cyst ... Metastasis • Simple Cyst ... abscess #hepatic #hepatology
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Inflammatory:
 • Viral (reactive): EBV, HIV
 • Bacterial: Staph/Strep, Tularemia, Brucella
reactive): EBV, HIV ... Thyroglossal Duct Cyst ... Branchial Cleft Cyst ... Benign: Lipoma, Cyst ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... ° PBC, 1° PSC, Cystic ... Ascariasis, Choledochal Cyst ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Hyperamylasemia)- Differential ... Algorithm Pancreatic causes ... pseudocyst - Cystic ... Non-pancreatic causes ... fallopian tube cysts
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, Langerhans ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Hepatomegaly - Differential ... Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... • Cysts • Hemochromatosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hepatology