Cystic lung disease is an umbrella term used to group the conditions coursing with multiple lung cysts. The patient's clinical history, physical examination, and radiological findings are essential in making an accurate diagnosis. In this article we describe an algoritm to establish a differential diagnosis in cystic lung disease
When you encounter something in the lung that looks like a lung cyst, you should ask yourself the following three questions: Cystic lung diseases (clds) are a heterogeneous group of rare pathophysiological entities, which could present a diagnostic challenge This pictorial essay will illustrate and describe the spectrum of diffuse cystic lung diseases, including several rare entities, and the pertinent differentiating hrct and pathologic features.
Hrct is considered the imaging of choice for diagnosis of such diffuse cystic lung diseases. Simplified illustrations of three commonly described cystic lung diseases, which include lymphangioleiomyomatosis, lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis (lip), and pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis.
