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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... : round cysts, evenly ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Cysts #Differential
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Langerhans cell ... histiocytosis (LCH ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
or a cystic pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Langerhans #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #LCH #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... LCH: multiple round ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Nodular pattern( ... Langerhans cell ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Nodular #Pattern
HRCT findings in Langerhans cell histiocytosis:
Early stage:
- Small irregular or stellate nodules in centrilobular location.
Late stage
HRCT findings in ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #RadiologyAssistant
On the left radiological pathological correlation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in respectively nodular stage and early
correlation of Langerhans ... early and late cystic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pathology #CTChest ... #Microscopy #LCH
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
another case of Langerhans ... #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 ... #LCH #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
reticular, nodular ... The cystic pattern ... walls like in Langerhans ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... RadiologyAssistant