Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions: C: cancer - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) - cavitary pulmonary metastasis(es): most frequently SCC A: autoimmune; granulomas from - granulomatosis with polyangiitis - rheumatoid arthritis (rheumatoid nodules) etc. V: vascular (both bland and septic pulmonary emboli) I: infection (bacterial/fungal) - pulmonary abscess - pulmonary tuberculosis T: trauma - pneumatoceles Y: youth - CPAM (congenital pulmonary airway malformation) - pulmonary sequestration - bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis #CAVITY #Mnemonic #Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
