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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
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
shaped cysts of LCH ... patients with LCH ... Radiology #CTChest #LCH
Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
Septic emboli, LCH
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
LCH: multiple round
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
histiocytosis (LCH ... LCH is called a ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #LCH
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
histiocytosis (LCH
Histiocytosis - Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD)
Comparison of Features by Age,
histiocytosis (LCH ... features #management #LCH
Emphysema, when it is severe, can mimick Langerhans cell histiosytosis.
When it extends beyond the centrilobular area
patients with LCH ... pathologist may find LCH
On the left radiological pathological correlation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in respectively nodular stage and early
CTChest #Microscopy #LCH
Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting as a solitary jaw cyst. Classic reniform nuclei, prominent eosinophils, S100+, CD1A+,
. ~50% of LCH have