Contrast-Enhancing Mass, Mediastinum or Hilum Jud W. Gurney, MD, FACR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Aneurysm Goiter Less Common Varices Tuberculosis Castleman Disease Parathyroid Adenoma Acute Mediastinitis Kaposi Sarcoma Hemangioma Metastases Thymic…
Conglomerate Mass (Progressive Massive Fibrosis) Jeffrey P. Kanne, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Sarcoidosis Radiation-Induced Lung Disease Less Common Silicosis/Coal Worker’s Pneumoconiosis Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Rare but Important Lipoid Pneumonia Pulmonary…
Air-Containing Mediastinal Mass Toms Franquet, MD, PhD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Hiatal Hernia Esophageal Diverticulum Zenker Diverticulum Less Common Achalasia Esophageal Perforation Mediastinal Abscess Rare but Important Bronchogenic Cyst Loculated Pneumomediastinum…
Apical Cap Jud W. Gurney, MD, FACR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Normal Process of Aging Pancoast Tumor Less Common Radiation Fibrosis Pleural Effusion (Supine Position) Lipoma or Extrapleural Fat Rare but…
Interstitial Pattern, Pleural Thickening and Effusion Christopher M. Walker, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Pulmonary Edema Less Common Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis Asbestosis Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Rheumatoid Arthritis Rare but Important Lymphangiomyomatosis Diffuse…
Basilar Lung Zone Disease Distribution Jeffrey P. Kanne, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonitis Aspiration Less Common Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Asbestosis Rare but Important Alpha-1 Antiprotease…
Bilateral Mediastinal Mass Toms Franquet, MD, PhD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Mediastinal Lipomatosis Normal and Hyperplastic Thymus Thyroid Goiter Lymphoma Germ Cell Tumors Less Common Lymphangioma Extramedullary Hematopoiesis Rare but Important…
Interlobular Septal Thickening Jonathan H. Chung, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis Sarcoidosis Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis Less Common Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Venoocclusive Disease Alveolar…
Pneumomediastinum Jonathan H. Chung, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common True Pneumomediastinum Alveolar Rupture Tracheobronchial Injury Esophageal Injury Iatrogenic Injury Extension from Neck or Abdomen Mediastinitis (Rare) Medial Pneumothorax (Mimic) Mach Band…
Lymphatic Distribution, Centrilobular Nodules Eric J. Stern, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary Silicosis/Coal Worker’s Pneumoconiosis Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis Less Common Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin or Hodgkin Bronchiolitis, Follicular Amyloidosis Berylliosis Rare but…
