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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 ... : 'signet ring sign ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Cysts #Differential
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... LCH: multiple round ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
as round structures ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cystic #Interstitial ... #Langerhans #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #LCH #RadiologyAssistant
On the left radiological pathological correlation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in respectively nodular stage and early
early and late cystic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pathology #CTChest ... #Microscopy #LCH ... #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case with multiple round and bizarre shaped cysts.
There was an upper lobe
with multiple round ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #LCH
HRCT findings in Langerhans cell histiocytosis:
Early stage:
- Small irregular or stellate nodules in centrilobular location.
Late stage
airspaces Cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #RadiologyAssistant
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an uncommon disease characterised by multiple cysts in patients with nicotine abuse.
In
cavitate and become cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #LCH #Nodular # ... RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Differential diagnosis ... Lymphoid interstitial ... gren syndrome. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #LAM #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant