Lung Nodule or Mass
Etiology
Developmental
Infection
Viral
Bacterial
Fungal
Parasitic
Neoplasm
Lung Tumors
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (see Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma , [[Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma]])Benign Clear Cell Tumor (see Benign Clear Cell Tumor , [[Benign Clear Cell Tumor]])Blastoma (see Blastoma , [[Blastoma]])Bronchial Adenoma (see Bronchial Adenoma , [[Bronchial Adenoma]])Bronchial Carcinoid (see Bronchial Carcinoid , [[Bronchial Carcinoid]])Bronchial Cystadenoma (see Bronchial Cystadenoma , [[Bronchial Cystadenoma]])Bronchioloalveolar Cell Carcinoma (see Bronchioloalveolar Cell Carcinoma , [[Bronchioloalveolar Cell Carcinoma]])Carcinosarcoma (see Carcinosarcoma , [[Carcinosarcoma]])Chemodectoma (see Chemodectoma , [[Chemodectoma]])Chondroma (see Chondroma , [[Chondroma]])Endometrioma (see Endometrioma , [[Endometrioma]])Fibroma (see Fibroma , [[Fibroma]])Fibrous Histiocytoma or Xanthoma (see Fibrous Histiocytoma or Xanthoma , [[Fibrous Histiocytoma or Xanthoma]])Glomus Tumor (see Glomus Tumor , [[Glomus Tumor]])Granular Cell Myoblastoma (see Granular Cell Myoblastoma , [[Granular Cell Myoblastoma]])Hamartoma (see Hamartoma , [[Hamartoma]])Hemangioma (see Hemangioma , [[Hemangioma]])Hyalinizing Granuloma (see Hyalinizing Granuloma , [[Hyalinizing Granuloma]])Leiomyoma (see Leiomyoma , [[Leiomyoma]])Lipoma (see Lipoma , [[Lipoma]])Lung Cancer (see Lung Cancer , [[Lung Cancer]])Meningioma (see Meningioma , [[Meningioma]])Mucoid Pseudotumor (see Mucoid Pseudotumor , [[Mucoid Pseudotumor]])Multiple Laryngeal Papillomatosis (see Multiple Laryngeal Papillomatosis , [[Multiple Laryngeal Papillomatosis]])Myxoma (see Myxoma , [[Myxoma]])Neurofibroma (see Neurofibroma , [[Neurofibroma]] and Neurofibromatosis , [[Neurofibromatosis]])Plasma Cell Granuloma (see Plasma Cell Granuloma , [[Plasma Cell Granuloma]])Primary Pulmonary Hodgkin’s Disease (see Primary Pulmonary Hodgkins Disease , [[Primary Pulmonary Hodgkins Disease]])Primary Pulmonary Lymphoma (see Primary Pulmonary Lymphoma , [[Primary Pulmonary Lymphoma]])Primary Pulmonary Melanoma (see Primary Pulmonary Melanoma , [[Primary Pulmonary Melanoma]])Primary Pulmonary Plasmacytoma (see Primary Pulmonary Plasmacytoma , [[Primary Pulmonary Plasmacytoma]])Primary Pulmonary Sarcoma (see Primary Pulmonary Sarcoma , [[Primary Pulmonary Sarcoma]])Primary Pulmonary Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia (see Primary Pulmonary Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia , [[Primary Pulmonary Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia]])Pseudolymphoma (see Pseudolymphoma , [[Pseudolymphoma]])Pulmonary Tumorlet (see Pulmonary Tumorlet , [[Pulmonary Tumorlet]])Schwannoma (see Schwannoma , [[Schwannoma]])Sclerosing Hemangioma (see Sclerosing Hemangioma , [[Sclerosing Hemangioma]])Teratoma (see Teratoma , [[Teratoma]])
Metastases to Lung
Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma (see Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma , [[Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma]])Breast Cancer (see Breast Cancer , [[Breast Cancer]]): may cavitateCervical Cancer (see Cervical Cancer , [[Cervical Cancer]])Cholangiocarcinoma (see Cholangiocarcinoma , [[Cholangiocarcinoma]])Choriocarcinoma (see Choriocarcinoma , [[Choriocarcinoma]])Colorectal Cancer (see Colorectal Cancer , [[Colorectal Cancer]]): may cavitateEndometrioma (see Endometrioma , [[Endometrioma]])Esophageal Cancer (see Esophageal Cancer , [[Esophageal Cancer]])Gastric Cancer (see Gastric Cancer , [[Gastric Cancer]])Germ Cell Tumor (see Germ Cell Tumor , [[Germ Cell Tumor]])Head and Neck Cancer (see Head and Neck Cancer , [[Head and Neck Cancer]])Hepatocellular Carcinoma (see Hepatocellular Carcinoma , [[Hepatocellular Carcinoma]])Hodgkin’s Disease (see Hodgkins Disease , [[Hodgkins Disease]])Laryngeal Cancer (see Laryngeal Cancer , [[Laryngeal Cancer]])Leukemic Infiltration (see Leukemic Infiltration , [[Leukemic Infiltration]])Lymphoma (see Lymphoma , [[Lymphoma]])Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis (see Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis , [[Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis]])Melanoma (see Melanoma , [[Melanoma]])Multiple Myeloma (see Multiple Myeloma , [[Multiple Myeloma]])Neuroblastoma (see Neuroblastoma , [[Neuroblastoma]])Neurofibroma (see Neurofibroma , [[Neurofibroma]] and Neurofibromatosis , [[Neurofibromatosis]])Ovarian Cancer (see Ovarian Cancer , [[Ovarian Cancer]])Pancreatic Cancer (see Pancreatic Cancer , [[Pancreatic Cancer]])Plasmacytoma (see Plasmacytoma , [[Plasmacytoma]])Prostate Cancer (see Prostate Cancer , [[Prostate Cancer]])Renal Cell Carcinoma (see Renal Cancer , [[Renal Cancer]])Sarcoma
Testicular Cancer (see Testicular Cancer , [[Testicular Cancer]])Thyroid Cancer (see Thyroid Cancer , [[Thyroid Cancer]])Urothelial Cell Carcinoma (Transitional Cell Carcinoma) (see Urothelial Cell Carcinoma , [[Urothelial Cell Carcinoma]])
Uterine Cancer (see Uterine Cancer , [[Uterine Cancer]])Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia (see Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia , [[Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia]])Wilm’s Tumor (see Wilms Tumor , [[Wilms Tumor]])
Rheumatologic
Drug/Toxin
All-Trans Retinoic Acid (ATRA) (see All-Trans Retinoic Acid , [[All-Trans Retinoic Acid]])Amiodarone (see Amiodarone , [[Amiodarone]])Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) (see Bacillus Calmette-Guerin , [[Bacillus Calmette-Guerin]])Bleomycin (see Bleomycin , [[Bleomycin]])Carbamazepine (see Carbamazepine , [[Carbamazepine]])Chlorambucil (see Chlorambucil , [[Chlorambucil]])Crack Cocaine (see Cocaine , [[Cocaine]])Cyclophosphamide (see Cyclophosphamide , [[Cyclophosphamide]])Fludarabine (see Fludarabine , [[Fludarabine]])Foreign Body Granulomatosis (see Foreign Body Granulomatosis , [[Foreign Body Granulomatosis]])Gold (see Gold , [[Gold]])Interferon (see Interferon , [[Interferon]])Lipoid Pneumonia (see xxLipoid Pneumoniaxx , [[Lipoid Pneumonia]])Methotrexate (see Methotrexate , [[Methotrexate]])Minocycline (see Minocycline , [[Minocycline]])Mitomycin (see Mitomycin , [[Mitomycin]])Nitrofurantoin (see Nitrofurantoin , [[Nitrofurantoin]])Nitrogen Dioxide (see Nitrogen Dioxide , [[Nitrogen Dioxide]])Paraffinoma (see Paraffinoma , [[Paraffinoma]])Phenytoin (Dilantin) (see Phenytoin , [[Phenytoin]])Propylthiouracil (PTU) (see Propylthiouracil , [[Propylthiouracil]])Ticlopidine (see Ticlopidine , [[Ticlopidine]])Vinblastine (see Vinblastine , [[Vinblastine]])
Other
Acute Pulmonary Embolism (see Acute Pulmonary Embolism , [[Acute Pulmonary Embolism]])Amyloidosis (see Amyloidosis , [[Amyloidosis]])Bronchocentric Granulomatosis (see Bronchocentric Granulomatosis , [[Bronchocentric Granulomatosis]])Coal Worker’s Pneumoconiosis (see Coal Worker’s Pneumoconiosis , [[Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis]])Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (see Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia , [[Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia]])Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (see Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis , [[Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis]])Metastatic Calcification (see Metastatic Calcification , [[Metastatic Calcification]])Mucoid Impaction (see Mucoid Impaction , [[Mucoid Impaction]])Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) (see Lymphangioleiomyomatosis , [[Lymphangioleiomyomatosis]]): complex pulmonary masses may occur in patients with have been treated with pleurodesis for recurrent pneumothorax [MEDLINE ]Pseudotumor (see Pseudotumor , [[Pseudotumor]])Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) (see Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation , [[Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation]])Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm (see Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm , [[Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm]])Pulmonary Hematoma (see Pulmonary Hematoma , [[Pulmonary Hematoma]])Pulmonary Vein Varicosity (see Pulmonary Vein Varicosity , [[Pulmonary Vein Varicosity]])Radiation (see Radiation Pneumonitis and Fibrosis , [[Radiation Pneumonitis and Fibrosis]])Rounded Atelectasis (see Rounded Atelectasis , [[Rounded Atelectasis]])Sarcoidosis (see Sarcoidosis , [[Sarcoidosis]])Silicosis (see Silicosis , [[Silicosis]])
References
Imaging features of lymphangioleiomyomatosis: diagnostic pitfalls. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011;196(4):982 [MEDLINE ]
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