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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
: round cysts, evenly ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Cysts #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
patients with lung cysts ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... Histiocytosis #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
multiple thick walled cysts ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
The cystic pattern ... When the cysts have ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
between cavities and cysts ... Cysts occur without ... Cysts usually contain ... #CTChest #Cavity ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
the left another case ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Key findings in Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Numerous thin-walled cysts, surrounded by normal parenchyma.
Cysts range from 2mm to 5cm in
Numerous thin-walled cysts ... Cysts range from ... Cysts are distributed ... #CTChest #Lymphangiomyomatosis ... #LAM #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant