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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful ... of a cavitating lung ... most frequently SCC ... most frequently SCC ... #Differential #Lung
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Cavitary Lung Lesions ... david_furfaro #Cavitary ... #Cavity #Lung #
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Cavity Mnemonic ... for Cavitary Pulmonary ... cell carcinoma (SCC ... ) - cavitary pulmonary ... most frequently SCC
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Acute Infections: Lung ... cancer, Metastatic lung ... Autoimmunity: RA, GPA #Cavitary ... #Lung #Disease
Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous-Cell Carcinoma - Flexible nasolaryngoscopy showed an exophytic mass on the left base
Oropharyngeal #SCCa ... #SCC #HPV #Nasolaryngoscopy
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
of lungcancers cavitate ... lungcancer does not cavitate ... may occasionally cavitate ... large cavitating lung ... LungCancer #Cancer #Cavity
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
Diagnosis: Cavitary ... consistent w/ lung ... CXR #ChestXRay #Cavitary
Tumor markers in clinical practice
Colorectal - CEA
Hepatocellular - AFP
Pancreatic - CA 19-9
Ovarian - CA 125
Breast -
cell - AFP, HCG Lung ... - CYFRA 21-1, SCC ... Lung (small cell
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
primary - HCC, CCA ... secondary - Breast, Lung
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
in the thoracic cavity ... by air in the lung ... Effusion #Pulmonary #Lung