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Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
cavitating lung cancer ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #LungCancer #Cancer ... #Cavity #Cavitary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... respond to the treatment ... typically present as ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
consolidated lung as ... coughed up, a cavity ... one month after treatment ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
Here a typical lobar ... air-bronchogram Lobar ... pneumoniae, TB and lung cancer ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant