Showing posts with label Respiratory. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Respiratory. Show all posts

Monday, 12 October 2009

Right upper lobe collapse

Unless proven otherwise, lung collapse is secondary to bronchogenic carcinoma in all elderly people, and in people with history of smoking.




Small cell lung carcinoma


Plain film: Normal





CT: Small mass in the left infrahilar region




PET-CT: hot spot in left infrahilar region


Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease

Typical UIP:







Now the patient presents with acute exacerbation of shortness of breath. Current CT shows diffuse ground glass opacification, suggestive of exacerbation of interstitial lung disease.


 

Friday, 25 September 2009

Friday, 18 September 2009

Monday, 10 August 2009

Unusual bone metastasis

Carcinoma lung: adrenal metastasis is typical, but both bone metastases are unusual.