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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.
5 Μαρ 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).
2 Οκτ 2023 · A cavitary lung lesion is defined radiographically as a lucent area contained within a consolidation, mass, or nodule. It is further characterized by thick walls of greater than 4 mm. 3,4 The differential for these lesions is broad and includes both infectious and non-infectious causes.
19 Νοε 2016 · 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.
7 Ιαν 2023 · Significant surgical removal of lung tissue can be life-saving, but it can also bring complications like lung collapse, pneumonia, and more.
Diffuse involvement with cystic or cavitary lesions may be seen in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis, pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis, honeycomb lung associated with advanced fibrosis, diffuse bronchiectasis, and, rarely, metastatic disease.
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.
