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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... child-bearing age ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #Cysts ... #Differential #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... child-bearing age ... bizarre shaped cysts ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... #Pattern #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
(LAM): regular cysts ... child-bearing age ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Cystic ... #Pattern #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 ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... To differentiate ... are seen in patients ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On HRCT there are ... The cystic pattern ... When the cysts have ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
before the typical cysts ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... underarms, or chest ... Increases with age ... involvement Differential ... #NonHodgkins #comparison
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
the lung, like cyst ... of these terms are ... we describe a chest ... a thick wall Cyst ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... • Bronchogenic cyst ... Pleuropericardial cyst ... of breath • Chest ... Mediastinal #Mass #Differential