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Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
Here a chest x-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #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
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
pus within the cavity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology #CXR #CTChest #Cavity #Pneumonia #CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cavity #Pneumonia ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
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
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
Estimated Medical ... view chest 0.02 ... and lateral abdomen ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
In a later stage ... #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
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
Cavity in the right ... later on the right ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #SecondaryTB #Cavitary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here another patient with a mycobacterium infection.
Notice the nodules with cavitation #Clinical #Radiology #CXR #NonTuberculosis #Mycobacteria
with cavitation #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant