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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 ... #Cysts #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... When the cysts have ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
The CXR is of a ... In many of such cases ... a HRCT will give ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... bilateral Breast cyst ... trauma to breast e.g ... #differential # ... #table
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
Neurogenic Tumors - Benign ... Cysts - Lymphadenopathy ... tumors - Foregut cysts ... Mediastinal #Mass #Differential ... Middle #Posterior #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
the lung, like cyst ... a thick wall Cyst ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Cavity #Cyst #
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
this pattern was caused ... by multiple cysts ... #CXR #CTChest # ... LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #RadiologyAssistant