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Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
of lungcancers cavitate ... Here a chest x-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LungCancer #Cancer #Cavity ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion ... david_furfaro #Cavity ... #Cavitary #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
#Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #SecondaryTB #Cavitary ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology #CXR #CTChest #Cavity #Pneumonia #CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cavity #Pneumonia ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
pus within the cavity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
Same patient with nontuberculous mycobacteria infection.
Multiple small cavities are seen. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest #NonTuberculosis #Mycobacteria #NTM
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NonTuberculosis ... Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
nodules start to cavitate ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... Histiocytosis #Cavitary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
in the proper clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lung, like cyst, cavity ... the lung as: Cavity ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... CavitaryLesion #Cavity ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left radiological pathological correlation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in respectively nodular stage and early
#Clinical #Radiology ... #Pathology #CTChest ... Histiocytosis #Cavitary ... #RadiologyAssistant