Chest Flashcards
MC anterior mediastinal mass?
thymoma
myasthenia gravis –> MC assoc thymic abnormality?
follicular thymic hyperplasia
pulmonary A pseudoaneurysm –> MCC?
Swan-Ganz catheter or inflated balloon –> direct iatrogenic injury to the pulmonary artery
lymphangioleiomyomatosis –> characteristic finding on HRCT?
mult thin walled cysts of various sizes –> surrounded by normal lung parenchyma
lymphangioleiomyomatosis –> pathology?
persistence of dilated lymphatics & interstitial proliferation of abnormal smooth muscle –> can obstruct venules, lymphatics, and small airways
lymphangioleiomyomatosis –> can be found in what other condition?
tuberous sclerosis
lymphangioleiomyomatosis –> MC clinical presentation
- F childbearing age
- exertional dypsnea
- recurrent PTX
lymphangioleiomyomatosis –> MC abd finding
renal angiomyolipoma
lymphangioleiomyomatosis vs. langerhans cell histiocytosis –> difference in lung findings?
LAM:
- cysts are more smooth in contour
- diffuse
LCH:
- cysts are more irregular in contour
- mid to upper lobe distribution
lymphangioleiomyomatosis vs. langerhans cell histiocytosis –> difference in epidemiology?
LAM: F childbearing
LCH:
- children
- YA h/o heavy smoking
Wegener granulomatosis –> MC airway manifestation
circumferential thickening of trachea –> ulcer formation –> luminal stenosis
thoracic sarcoidosis –> staged with what imaging modality?
CXR
Kaposi sarcoma –> pulmonary –> characteristic finding?
bilateral, symm –> perilymphatic/peribronchovascular –> flame-shaped nodular opacities
pulmonary alveolar proteinosis –> pathology?
disorder of surfactant turnover –> surfactant-derived lipoproteinaceous material –> accumulate in alveoli
pulmonary alveolar proteinosis –> classic CT finding?
crazy paving pattern: GGO superimposed interlobular septal thickening