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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 ... #LAM #LIP #Histiocytosis
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... central dot. - LIP ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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result in decreased lung ... - Emphysema - Lung ... cysts (LAM, LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... cyst in the upper ... is a possible diagnosis ... LAM is a rare lung ... #Clinical #Radiology
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
On the left a chest ... changes in the basal lung ... thick walls of the cysts ... film with long ... #Clinical #Radiology
The azygoesophageal recess is the region inferior to the level of the azygos vein arch in
which the right lung ... bordered on the left ... lymphadenopathy Bronchogenic cyst ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CTChest
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
attached to the chest ... cyst in the upper ... is a possible diagnosis ... LAM is a rare lung ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Differential diagnosis ... On the left another ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Lymphangiomyomatosis ... #LAM #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Key findings in Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Numerous thin-walled cysts, surrounded by normal parenchyma.
Cysts range from 2mm to 5cm in
throughout the lungs ... On the left a typical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Lymphangiomyomatosis ... #LAM #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case with multiple cysts that are evenly distributed througout the lung (
On the left a case ... with multiple cysts ... througout the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LAM #