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Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Cavitary Lung Lesions ... - Differential ... david_furfaro #Cavitary ... #Cavity #Lung # ... Lesions #Causes
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful ... - pulmonary abscess ... #Diagnosis #CAVITY ... #Mnemonic #Cavitary ... #Lesions #Differential
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Cavity Mnemonic ... for Cavitary Pulmonary ... carcinoma (SCC) - cavitary ... ) - pulmonary abscess ... #Lesions #Differential
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... - Differential ... abscess, Necrotizing ... Autoimmunity: RA, GPA #Cavitary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #lesion
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
present as multiple lesions ... Here a chest x-ray ... large cavitating lung ... LungCancer #Cancer #Cavity ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
Diagnosis: Cavitary ... lesion in R middle ... consistent w/ lung ... abscess #Clinical ... CXR #ChestXRay #Cavitary
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
around the knee on XRay ... intracortical Brodie abscess ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... #Radiology #XRay ... #msk #lesions #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... describe a chest X-ray ... as: Cavity - lucency ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... CavitaryLesion #Cavity
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
around the knee on XRay ... intracortical Brodie abscess ... #Bony #Differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #XRay ... #MSK #pediatrics
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Nodular or cavitary ... lesions - Centrilobular ... - M. abscessus ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... NTM #Infections #differential