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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
of Langerhans cell ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Comparison #Table
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Langerhans cell ... histiocytosis (LCH ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Pattern #Comparison
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
patients with lung cysts ... and Langerhans cell ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... LCH: multiple round ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Pattern #Comparison
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
of Langerhans' cell ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... Histiocytosis #Cystic
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Langerhans cell ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Nodular #Pattern #Comparison
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
with Langerhans cell ... histiocytosis (LCH ... LCH is called a ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
On the left radiological pathological correlation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in respectively nodular stage and early
of Langerhans cell ... early and late cystic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pathology #CTChest ... #Microscopy #LCH
HRCT findings in Langerhans cell histiocytosis:
Early stage:
- Small irregular or stellate nodules in centrilobular location.
Late stage
in Langerhans cell ... airspaces Cysts ... stage Langerhans cell ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH #
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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or Langerhans cell ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... Emphysema #Comparison