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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Cystic LCH: - LAM ... : round cysts, evenly ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Cysts #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
and become cysts ... These cysts start ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... Histiocytosis #Cavitary
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... LCH: multiple round ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
histiocytosis (LCH ... multiple thick walled cysts ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, cavity, pneumatocele ... since in many cases ... the lung as: Cavity ... #Differential #Table ... CavitaryLesion #Cavity
On the left radiological pathological correlation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in respectively nodular stage and early
early and late cystic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pathology #CTChest ... #Microscopy #LCH ... Histiocytosis #Cavitary
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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Cysts occur without ... Cysts usually contain ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst #
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 # ... Histiocytosis #Cystic
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
histiocytosis (LCH ... LCH is called a ... In many of such cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an uncommon disease characterised by multiple cysts in patients with nicotine abuse.
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characterised by multiple cysts ... that later on cavitate ... and become cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #LCH #Nodular #