Unilateral Pleural Effusion Toms Franquet, MD, PhD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Parapneumonic Effusion Neoplastic Diseases Mesothelioma Primary Lung Cancer Breast Cancer Pleural Metastases Lymphoma Hepatic Cirrhosis Pancreatitis Trauma Less Common Pulmonary…
Left Costovertebral Angle Mass Jud W. Gurney, MD, FACR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Bochdalek Hernia Aortic Aneurysm Lipoid Pneumonia Intralobar Sequestration Left Lower Lobe Collapse Less Common Esophageal Varices Paraesophageal Hernia…
Anterior Compartment Mass Robert B. Carr, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Lymphoma Germ Cell Tumor Teratoma Seminoma Thyroid Mass Thymoma Thymic Hyperplasia Lipomatosis Metastasis Less Common Thymic Mass Thymic Carcinoma Thymic…
Cardiophrenic Angle Mass Jud W. Gurney, MD, FACR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Pericardial Cyst Pericardial Fat Pad Lipomatosis Pericardial Fat Necrosis Morgagni Hernia Adenopathy Less Common Thymoma Right Middle Lobe Collapse…
Bilateral Pleural Effusion Toms Franquet, MD, PhD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Congestive Heart Failure Postcardiac Injury Syndrome Infection Renal Disease Metastatic Malignant Pleural Disease Lymphoma Trauma/Iatrogenic Lupus Pleuritis Abdominal Surgery Less…
Dilated Aorta Gregory Kicska, MD, PhD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Atherosclerotic Degenerative Aortic Stenosis Less Common Aortic Dissection Pseudoaneurysm Mycotic Aneurysm Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer Post-Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm Rare but Important Collagen Vascular…
Pleural Calcification Jeffrey P. Kanne, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Asbestos-related Pleural Disease Empyema Exudative Pleural Effusion Less Common Pleural Metastasis Hemothorax Pleurodesis Radiation-induced Lung Disease Rare but Important Fibrous Tumor…
Mediastinal Shift Christopher M. Walker, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Pleural Effusion Lobar Atelectasis Pneumothorax Less Common Pneumonectomy Radiation Fibrosis Tuberculosis Rare but Important Hemothorax Fibrothorax Malignancy Diaphragmatic Hernia Scimitar Syndrome…
Thoracic Abnormalities Associated With Acute/Chronic Liver Disease Jud W. Gurney, MD, FACR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Varices Alpha-1 Antiprotease Deficiency Hepatic Hydrothorax Noncardiac Pulmonary Edema Less Common Hepatopulmonary Syndrome Portopulmonary Hypertension…
Cardiac Mass Gregory Kicska, MD, PhD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Thrombus Cardiac Metastases Less Common Myxoma Rare but Important Sarcoma Rhabdomyoma Fibroma Hemangioma ESSENTIAL INFORMATION Key Differential Diagnosis Issues Clinical impact…
