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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #Cysts ... #Differential #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Langerhans cell ... histiocytosis (LCH ... multiple thick walled cysts ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #HRCT #CTChest
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
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Emphysema - Lung cysts ... LIP, Langerhans cell ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
them from cysts ... or Langerhans cell ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... Emphysema #Comparison
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
Lung cysts are ... septic emboli, squamous ... cell carcinoma ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... CysticLungDisease #Differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... The cystic pattern ... When the cysts have ... in Langerhans cell ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Langerhans cell ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #CTChest #Nodular ... #Comparison #Table
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
caused by multiple cysts ... diagnosis in this ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Differential diagnosis ... Lymphangiomyomatosis: Langerhans cell ... 90% are smokers, cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Lymphangiomyomatosis