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3 Μαρ 2015 · Guidelines for the approach to cavitary lung lesions are lacking, yet a thorough understanding of the initial approach is important for those practicing hospital medicine. Key components in the approach to diagnosis of a solitary cavitary lesion are outlined in this article.
2 Οκτ 2023 · Correct option: Choice A. Chest CT with contrast is the best next step in management; it will allow for the characterization of the cavitary lesion, including whether other masses or lung pathology are present within the lungs.
5 Μαρ 2018 · Cavities occasionally are encountered on thoracic images. Their differential diagnosis is large and includes, among others, various infections, autoimmune conditions, and primary and metastatic malignancies.
1 Ιουν 2018 · A chronic process (≥ 12 weeks) suggests mycobacterial, fungal, viral, or parasitic infections; malignancy (primary lung cancer or metastases); or autoimmune disorders (rheumatoid arthritis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis).
15 Σεπ 2020 · Cavitary lesions in the lung are not an uncommon imaging encounter and carry a broad differential diagnosis that includes a wide range of pathological conditions from cancers, infections/inflammatory processes to traumatic and congenital lung abnormalities.
19 Νοε 2016 · 1. ]. The wall thickness of the cavitary lung lesions in solitary disease can be useful in differentiating between benign and malignant disorders. A recent study found that a wall thickness of less than 7 mm was highly specific for benign disease, and a thickness of greater than 24 mm was highly specific for malignant disease.
INTRODUCTION: Cavitary Lung lesion is a gas-filled space within a mass or pulmonary consolidation. It can be caused by multiple etiologies such as infections (mycobacterium, fungal or bacterial), malignancies (primary or metastatic), abscess, septic emboli, or rheumatic nodules.
