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==Overview==
==Overview==


The most common cause of a pulmonary mass is lung cancer. Other common causes of pulmonary mass, include: granuloma, lipoma, tuberculosis, and aspergillosis.
The most common cause of a pulmonary mass is lung cancer. Other common causes of pulmonary mass include hamartoma, Hodgkin's lympohoma, granuloma, lipoma, tuberculosis, and aspergillosis.


==Causes==
==Causes==
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===Causes by Organ System===  
===Causes by Organ System===  
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|style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | '''Cardiovascular'''
| style="width:25%" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" ; border="1" | '''Cardiovascular'''
|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
| style="width:75%" bgcolor="Beige" ; border="1" | No underlying causes
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Chemical / poisoning'''
| '''Chemical / poisoning'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[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
| bgcolor="Beige" | [[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
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Dermatologic'''
| '''Dermatologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
| bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Drug Side Effect'''
| '''Drug Side Effect'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
| bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Ear Nose Throat'''
| '''Ear Nose Throat'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
| bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
|-  
|-  
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Endocrine'''
| '''Endocrine'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| Pulmonary carcinoid tumor, Bronchus neuroendocrine tumor, Typical carcinoid neuroendocrine tumor, Atypical carcinoid neuroendocrine tumor, Large cell neuroendocrine cancer of the lung, [[pheochromocytoma]]
| bgcolor="Beige" | Pulmonary carcinoid tumor, Bronchus neuroendocrine tumor, Typical carcinoid neuroendocrine tumor, Atypical carcinoid neuroendocrine tumor, Large cell neuroendocrine cancer of the lung, [[pheochromocytoma]]
|-  
|-  
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Environmental'''
| '''Environmental'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Smoking]], Cigarrettes, Cigars, Pipes, [[Environmental tobacco smoke]], [[Pollution]]
| bgcolor="Beige" | [[Smoking]], Cigarrettes, Cigars, Pipes, [[Environmental tobacco smoke]], [[Pollution]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Gastroenterologic'''
| '''Gastroenterologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Gastric lymphoma]]
| bgcolor="Beige" | [[Gastric lymphoma]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Genetic'''
| '''Genetic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Small cell carcinoma]]
| bgcolor="Beige" | [[Small cell carcinoma]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Hematologic'''
| '''Hematologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Lymphoma]], [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]], [[Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma]], [[Follicular lymphoma]], [[Diffuse large B cell lymphoma]]
| bgcolor="Beige" | [[Lymphoma]], [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]], [[Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma]], [[Follicular lymphoma]], [[Diffuse large B cell lymphoma]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Iatrogenic'''
| '''Iatrogenic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
| bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Infectious Disease'''
| '''Infectious Disease'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Histoplasmosis]], [[Coccidioidomycosis]], [[Cryptococcosis]], [[Aspergillosis]], [[Tuberculosis]], [[Lung abscess]], [[Pneumonia]]
| bgcolor="Beige" | [[Histoplasmosis]], [[Coccidioidomycosis]], [[Cryptococcosis]], [[Aspergillosis]], [[Tuberculosis]], [[Lung abscess]], [[Pneumonia]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Musculoskeletal / Ortho'''
| '''Musculoskeletal / Ortho'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
| bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Neurologic'''
| '''Neurologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Neurofibroma]]
| bgcolor="Beige" | [[Neurofibroma]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Nutritional / Metabolic'''
| '''Nutritional / Metabolic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
| bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic'''
| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Germ cell tumors]], [[Teratoma]]
| bgcolor="Beige" | [[Germ cell tumors]], [[Teratoma]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Oncologic'''
| '''Oncologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| '''Benign''': [[Hamartomas]], Bronchial adenomas, [[Chondromas]], [[Fibroma]], [[Lipomas]]  
| bgcolor="Beige" | '''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
'''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
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Opthalmologic'''
| '''Opthalmologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
| bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Overdose / Toxicity'''
| '''Overdose / Toxicity'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
| bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Psychiatric'''
| '''Psychiatric'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
| bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Pulmonary'''
| '''Pulmonary'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| 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
| bgcolor="Beige" | 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
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Renal / Electrolyte'''
| '''Renal / Electrolyte'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
| bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Rheum / Immune / Allergy'''
| '''Rheum / Immune / Allergy'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Rheumatoid arthritis]], [[Wegener granulomatosis]], [[Sarcoidosis]]
| bgcolor="Beige" | [[Rheumatoid arthritis]], [[Wegener granulomatosis]], [[Sarcoidosis]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Sexual'''
| '''Sexual'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
| bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Trauma'''
| '''Trauma'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
| bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Urologic'''
| '''Urologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
| bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Miscellaneous'''
| '''Miscellaneous'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Mediastinal tumors]], [[Thymoma]], Thyroid tissue, Parathyroid lesions, [[Metastasis]]
| bgcolor="Beige" | [[Mediastinal tumors]], [[Thymoma]], Thyroid tissue, Parathyroid lesions, [[Metastasis]]
|-
|-
|}
|}

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Carlos A Lopez, M.D. [2]Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [3]

Overview

The most common cause of a pulmonary mass is lung cancer. Other common causes of pulmonary mass include hamartoma, Hodgkin's lympohoma, granuloma, lipoma, tuberculosis, and aspergillosis.

Causes

Common Causes

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
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