Lung mass causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Carlos A Lopez, M.D. [2]

Causes

Common Causes

• Asbestos
• Coal
• Fibroma
• Hamartomas
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Lung abscess
• Lymphoma
• Lipomas
• Metastasis
• Pleural malignant mesothelioma
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Silica
• Smoking
• Tuberculosis

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical / poisoning	Coal, Asbestos, Silica, Bauxite, Beryllium, Iron, Radon, Cotton dust, Mixed dust containing silica and iron, Mixed dust containing iron, Silica and anthophyllite, Tin oxide, ash from the explosive volcano
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	Pulmonary carcinoid tumor, Bronchus neuroendocrine tumor, Typical carcinoid neuroendocrine tumor, Atypical carcinoid neuroendocrine tumor, Large cell neuroendocrine cancer of the lung, pheochromocytoma
Environmental	Smoking, Cigarrettes, Cigars, Pipes, Environmental tobacco smoke, Pollution
Gastroenterologic	Gastric lymphoma
Genetic	Small cell carcinoma
Hematologic	Lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Follicular lymphoma, Diffuse large B cell lymphoma
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	Histoplasmosis, Coccidioidomycosis, Cryptococcosis, Aspergillosis, Tuberculosis, Lung abscess, Pneumonia
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	No underlying causes
Neurologic	Neurofibroma
Nutritional / Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	Germ cell tumors, Teratoma
Oncologic	Benign: Hamartomas, Bronchial adenomas, Chondromas, Fibroma, Lipomas Malignant: Small cell carcinoma, Non small cell lung cancer, Adenocarcinoma, Aquamous cell carcinoma, Large cell carcinoma, Pulmonary carcinoid tumor, pleuropulmonary blastoma, Bronchus neuroendocrine tumor, Typical carcinoid neuroendocrine tumor, Atypical carcinoid neuroendocrine tumor, Large cell neuroendocrine cancer of the lung, Lymphomas, Sarcomas, Vascular tumors
Opthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	Pleural malignant mesothelioma, Pleural sarcomas, Pleural angiosarcoma, Pleural desmoplastic small round cell tumor, Pleural synovial sarcoma, Pleural solitary fibrous tumor, Smooth muscle tumors of pleura, Benign leiomyoma, Malignant leiomyosarcoma, Pleural carcinomas, Pleural mucoepidermoid carcinoma, Pleural pseudomesotheliomatous adenocarcinoma
Renal / Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	Rheumatoid arthritis, Wegener granulomatosis, Sarcoidosis
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	Mediastinal tumors, Thymoma, Thyroid tissue, Parathyroid lesions, Metastasis