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

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... carcinoma : most frequently ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Lung #Pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

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

#Cavitary #Cavity
Cavitary Lung Lesions ... - Differential ... #Cavity #Lung # ... Lesions #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
for Cavitary Pulmonary ... carcinoma: most frequently ... (es): most frequently ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Differential
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
lymphomas, head and neck ... - Drain scalp, neck ... genitourinary tract, pulmonary ... nodes - Drain oral cavity ... of the head and neck
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... , like cyst, cavity ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Cystic Lung Disease ... Bronchiolitis - Nick ... nickmmark #Cystic #Lung ... #Disease #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Melanoma, Head & Neck ... #Nodule #Differential ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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Cavities frequently ... diagnosis there ... the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... Radiology #CTChest #Cavity
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
periphery of the lung ... most typical of pulmonary ... It is frequently ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #Differential