Pulmonary nodule differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Pulmonary nodule may be differentiated according to imaging (size, border characteristics, and attenuation), histological, and clinical features, from other diseases that demonstrate similar imaging findings. Common differential diagnosis of pulmonary nodule, include: hamartoma, granulomas, rheumatoid nodule, and single metastasis.[1][2]
Differential Diagnosis
- The table below summarizes the findings that differentiate pulmonary nodule from other conditions that cause similar radiological findings on conventional radiograph. é
References
- ↑ Ost D, Fein AM, Feinsilver SH (2003). "Clinical practice. The solitary pulmonary nodule". N. Engl. J. Med. 348 (25): 2535–42. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp012290. PMID 12815140. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ McWilliams A, Tammemagi MC, Mayo JR, et. al. Probability of cancer in pulmonary nodules detected on first screening CT. N Engl J Med. 2013 Sep 5;369(10):910-9. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1214726.