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| | ===Life Threatening Causes=== |
| | :*[[Non-small cell lung cancer]] |
| | :*[[Small cell lung cancer]] |
| | *Solitary [[metastasis]] |
| | *Pulmonary sarcoma |
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| ===Common Causes=== | | ===Common Causes=== |
| Common malignant causes of pulmonary nodule include:<ref name="DDX">Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002: 306-307 ISBN 1591032016 </ref> | | Common malignant causes of pulmonary nodule include:<ref name="DDX">Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002: 306-307 ISBN 1591032016 </ref> |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2] Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.
Overview
Common causes of solitary pulmonary nodule, include: tuberculosis, primary lung cancer, granulomas, and rheumatic disease.[1]
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Common Causes
Common malignant causes of pulmonary nodule include:[2]
Common benign causes of pulmonary nodule include:[1]
Inflammatory
Immunological
Vascular
Miscellaneous
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular
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Arteriovenous malformation, Infarction zone, Pulmonary arterio-venous malformation, Pulmonary embolism, Pulmonary infarction, Varicose pulmonary vein, Vascular
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| Chemical/Poisoning
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No underlying causes
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| Dental
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No underlying causes
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| Dermatologic
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No underlying causes
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| Drug Side Effect
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No underlying causes
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| Ear Nose Throat
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No underlying causes
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| Endocrine
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Thyroid cancer
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| Environmental
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Black lung disease
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| Gastroenterologic
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Gastric cancer
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| Genetic
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No underlying causes
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| Hematologic
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Aneurysm of the pulmonary artery, Hemangioma, Hematoma, Non-hodgkin lymphoma, Pulmonary hamartoma
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| Iatrogenic
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No underlying causes
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| Infectious Disease
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Adiaspiromycosis, Aspergilloma, Aspergillosis, Berylliosis, Blastomycosis, Bronchogenic carcinoma, Bronchogenic cyst, Coccidioidomycosis, Cryptococcosis, Cryptococcus neoformans, Dirofilariasis, Echinococcus granulosus, Endometriosis, Fungal infection, Histoplasmosis, Hydatid cyst, Hystiocytosis x, Lipoid pneumonia, Lung abscess, Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Nocardial infection, Nocardiosis, Parasite infection, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, Pneumonia, Pulmonary abscess, Round pneumonia, Tuberculosis
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| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic
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Multiple myeloma
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| Neurologic
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Aneurysm of the pulmonary artery, Arteriovenous malformation, Neurofibroma, Neurogenic tumor
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| Nutritional/Metabolic
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No underlying causes
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| Obstetric/Gynecologic
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Breast cancer
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| Oncologic
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Adenocarcinoma , Blastoma, Bronchial adenoma, Cancers, Carcinoid tumor, Chondroma, Fibroma, Gastric cancer, Granuloma, Hamartoma, Hamartomatosis, Hemangioma, Hypernephroma, Large cell lung carcinoma, Lung metastases, Lymphoma, Metastasis, Multiple myeloma, Neurofibroma, Neurogenic tumor, Non-hodgkin lymphoma, Non-small cell lung cancer, Primary lung cancer, Prostate cancer, Pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor, Pulmonary sarcoma, Pulmonary sequestration, Sarcoma, Seminoma, Small cell lung cancer, Solitary metastasis, Squamous cell carcinoma, Thyroid cancer
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| Ophthalmologic
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No underlying causes
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| Overdose/Toxicity
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No underlying causes
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| Psychiatric
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No underlying causes
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| Pulmonary
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Black lung disease, Bronchial adenoma, Bronchial atresia, Bronchogenic carcinoma, Bronchogenic cyst, Churg-strauss syndrome, Hydatid cyst, Large cell lung carcinoma, Lipoid pneumonia, Localized scar, Localized pleural effusion, Lung abscess, Lung cavity, Lung metastases, Mucoid impaction, Non-small cell lung cancer, Pleural plaque, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, Pneumonia, Primary lung cancer, Pulmonary abscess, Pulmonary arterio-venous malformation, Pulmonary embolism, Pulmonary hamartoma, Pulmonary infarction, Pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor, Pulmonary sarcoma, Pulmonary sequestration, Round pneumonia, Rounded atelectasis, Sarcoidosis, Sequestration, Small cell lung cancer, Squamous cell carcinoma, Tuberculosis, Varicose pulmonary vein, Wegener's granulomatosis
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| Renal/Electrolyte
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Hypernephroma
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| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
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Amyloidosis, Churg-strauss syndrome, Fibroma, Granuloma, Immunological, Progressive massive fibrosis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Rheumatoid disease, Rheumatoid nodule, Sarcoidosis, Wegener's granulomatosis
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| Sexual
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No underlying causes
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| Trauma
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Foreign body, Localized scar, Lung cavity, Rounded atelectasis
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| Urologic
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Prostate cancer
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| Miscellaneous
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No underlying causes
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Causes in Alphabetical Order
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lillington GA (1991). "Management of solitary pulmonary nodules". Dis Mon. 37 (5): 271–318. PMID 2019220.
- ↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002: 306-307 ISBN 1591032016
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