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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Cystic LCH: - LAM ... : round cysts, evenly ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Cysts #Differential
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
patients with lung cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #LAM #LIP #Histiocytosis ... #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
multiple thick walled cysts ... Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM ... ): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM ... ): uniform cysts ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
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 ... cell histiocytosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... 90% are smokers, cysts ... gren syndrome. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #LAM #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology #CTChest #RoundedAtelectasis #Rounded #Atelectasis #CometTail #Sign #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RoundedAtelectasis ... #Rounded #Atelectasis ... #CometTail #Sign ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
Langerhans' cell histiocytosis ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Langerhans cell histiocytosis:
Early stage:
- Small irregular or stellate nodules in centrilobular location.
Late stage
airspaces Cysts ... There are no cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... #RadiologyAssistant
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
cavitate and become cysts ... These cysts start ... as round structures ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology