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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
: round cysts, evenly ... central dot. - LIP #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Cysts #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
multiple thick walled cysts ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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cysts (LAM, LIP ... pattern can be readily ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts
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
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
between cavities and cysts ... differentiate them from cysts ... Cysts occur without ... Cysts usually contain ... #Cavity #Cyst #
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
cyst in the upper ... something to do with a cystic ... small airways leading ... to pulmonary cyst ... #Clinical #Radiology
Pericardial cyst
Pericardial cysts are connected to the pericardium and usually contain clear fluid.
The majority of pericardial
Pericardial cyst ... Pericardial cysts ... of pericardial cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pericardial #Cyst
Water Lily Sign (Camalote Sign) on Chest CT
 • Hydatid cyst in the lung with a
• Hydatid cyst ... • DDx: Hydatid cyst ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... a thick wall Cyst ... #Differential #Table ... CavitaryLesion #Cavity #Cyst ... #Lung #Pulmonary