Renopulmonary Syndromes Jud W. Gurney, MD, FACR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Uremic Pulmonary Edema Uremic Pericarditis Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH) Wegener Granulomatosis Goodpasture Syndrome Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Microscopic Polyangiitis Renal Cell…
Rib Destruction Christopher M. Walker, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Metastases Multiple Myeloma Bronchogenic Carcinoma Less Common Osteomyelitis Ewing Sarcoma Rare but Important Chondrosarcoma Osteosarcoma Askin Tumor Empyema Necessitatis Langerhans Cell…
Pleural Mass Jonathan H. Chung, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Pleural Pseudotumor Pleural Plaque Pleural Thickening Empyema Rounded Atelectasis Subpleural Lung Cancer Less Common Pleural Metastasis Pulmonary Infarctions (Subpleural) Extrapleural Abnormality…
Bell-Shaped Chest Christopher M. Walker, MD Stephen L. Done, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Neonatal or Early Childhood Insult Less Common Down Syndrome Muscular Disorders Rare but Important Rickets Intrauterine Oligohydramnios…
Bilateral Hilar Mass Christopher M. Walker, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Sarcoidosis Pulmonary Arterial Enlargement Less Common Lymphadenopathy Associated with Infections Lymphoma Rare but Important Silicosis/Coal Worker’s Pneumoconiosis Berylliosis Lymphadenopathy Secondary…
Chest Wall Invasive Diseases Toms Franquet, MD, PhD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Primary Tumors Lung Cancer Mesothelioma Metastases Less Common Actinomycosis Empyema Necessitatis Tuberculosis Primary Rib Tumors Chondrosarcoma Osteosarcoma Lymphoma Soft…
Cystic Mediastinal Mass Christopher M. Walker, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Bronchogenic Cyst Thyroid Goiter Pericardial Cyst Less Common Necrotic Lymph Nodes Necrotic or Cystic Neoplasms Rare but Important Other Foregut…
Diffuse Pleural Thickening Jeffrey P. Kanne, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Exudative Pleural Effusion Empyema Asbestos-related Pleural Disease Hemothorax Thoracotomy Less Common Pleural Metastasis Radiation-induced Lung Disease Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Rheumatoid…
Retrotracheal Space Mass Jud W. Gurney, MD, FACR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Vascular Anomalies Aberrant Right Subclavian Aberrant Left Subclavian Double Aortic Arch Substernal Goiter Esophageal Disorders Zenker Diverticulum Achalasia Foreign…
Low-Attenuation Mass, Mediastinum or Hilum Jud W. Gurney, MD, FACR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Diaphragmatic Hernia Lipomatosis Lipoma Less Common Low-Attenuation Lymph Nodes Mediastinal Metastases Infection: Fungal & Tuberculosis Nerve Sheath…
