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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... : round cysts, evenly ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #Cysts ... #Differential #Comparison
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
them from cysts ... Cysts occur without ... Cysts usually contain ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... Emphysema #Comparison
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 ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts
Causes of Increased Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)
Increased serum amylase is not always due to pancreatitis. Here are some
Causes of Increased ... are some other causes ... Ectopic, Ovarian cyst ... failure, Anorexia, Acidosis ... elevation #diagnosis #differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... The cystic pattern ... When the cysts have ... seen and in many cases ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
before the typical cysts ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
• Bronchogenic cyst ... Pleuropericardial cyst ... Thymoma and thymic cyst ... - Bronchogenic cyst ... - Pericardial cyst
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
the lung, like cyst ... since in many cases ... a thick wall Cyst ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... CavitaryLesion #Cavity #Cyst
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Echocardiogram - Differential ... Case 3: Apical ... Cyst Ashwag ... clinical #a4c #comparison ... #Differential #
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Differential diagnosis ... 90% are smokers, cysts ... another typical case ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... Lymphangiomyomatosis #LAM #Cystic