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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
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 ... #Clinical #Radiology
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
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
a patient with Langerhans ... In many of such cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Langerhans #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
the left another case ... of Langerhans' ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH #
On the left radiological pathological correlation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in respectively nodular stage and early
correlation of Langerhans ... early and late cystic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pathology #CTChest ... #Microscopy #LCH
HRCT findings in Langerhans cell histiocytosis:
Early stage:
- Small irregular or stellate nodules in centrilobular location.
Late stage
HRCT findings in Langerhans ... airspaces Cysts ... There are no cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH #
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Langerhans cell ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
Cysts occur without ... lymphangioleiomyomatosis or Langerhans ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst #
On the left a case with multiple round and bizarre shaped cysts.
There was an upper lobe
On the left a case ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #LCH #RadiologyAssistant