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

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... C = cancer - ... arthritis (rheumatoid nodules ... pulmonary abscess (TB, fungal ... #Cavitary #Lesions
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Focal pulmonary lesions ... masses & should ... chest CT in 6 to 12 ... Management options ... of lung cancer.
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... residual lesion ... foreign body, cancer ... Prevotella • Fungal
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... presentation of TB, lung ... cancer, and histoplasmosis ... mediastinal lymph node ... #fungal
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
associated with cancers ... , including lung ... classic targetoid lesions ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #diagnosis