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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 ... Centrilobular emphysema ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... LCH: multiple round ... Centrilobular emphysema ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Centrilobular emphysema ... histiocytosis (LCH ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Emphysema, when it is severe, can mimick Langerhans cell histiosytosis.
When it extends beyond the centrilobular area
Emphysema, when ... look as if it is cystic ... patients with LCH ... pathologist may find LCH ... #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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These include: - Emphysema ... - Lung cysts (LAM ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
patients with lung cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Radiology #CTChest #Cystic ... #Comparison #LAM ... Histiocytosis #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
Cystic versus Reticular ... histiocytosis (LCH ... LCH is called a ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #LCH ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the differential diagnosis ... associated pulmonary emphysema ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Emphysema #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
These cysts start ... of LCH. ... patients with LCH ... Radiology #CTChest #LCH ... Histiocytosis #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
bizarre shaped cysts ... Radiology #CTChest #LCH ... Histiocytosis #Cystic ... #RadiologyAssistant