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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 ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... #Differential #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
LCH: multiple round ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
histiocytosis (LCH ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
shaped cysts of LCH ... patients with LCH ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis
RIMA dissection during cardiac catheterization

RIMA explosion - never inject if the waveform is clearly dampened. Surprisingly
the LIMA/RIMA ostia ... Fluoroscopy #Clinical #LHC
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Histiocytosis - Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD)
Comparison of Features by Age,
histiocytosis (LCH ... disease (RDD) Comparison ... Histiocytosis #diagnosis #comparison ... features #management #LCH
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
histiocytosis (LCH ... LCH is called a ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #LCH
On the left radiological pathological correlation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in respectively nodular stage and early
Radiology #Pathology #CTChest ... #Microscopy #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 ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
gonadotropins (LH ... Triggered mostly by LH ... pathophysiology #comparison