Faces of Cavitating Nodules

Infection Inflammation Malignancy Mechanical/Atelectasis Trauma Metabolic Circulatory- Hemorrhage Immune Infiltrative Idiopathic Iatrogenic Idiopathic

Cavitating Nodules in Bacterial Endocarditis

24 year old female with bacterial endocarditis with multiple pulmonary emboli, some cavitating. The CT shows multiple foci of consolidation with a foci of consolidations in the posterior segments of the upper lobes bilaterally The focal consolidation in the right upper lobe is cavitating
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24 year old female with bacterial endocarditis with multiple pulmonary emboli, some cavitating. The CT scan shows a wedge shaped conglomerate region of consolidation in the posterior segment of the left upper lobe consistent with a Hamptons hump caused by an embolic infarction
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonvein.net 24f PE Hampton’s hump 003
24 year old female with bacterial endocarditis with multiple pulmonary emboli, some cavitating. The CT scan shows a wedge shaped conglomerate region of consolidation in the posterior segment of the left upper lobe consistent with a Hamptons hump caused by an embolic infarction
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonvein.net 24f PE Hampton’s hump 003

Cavitating Nodules and Mycotic Pseudoaneurysms

Pseudoaneurysm
Bacterial Endocarditis (BE) and Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm Lung Abscess 39F
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Feeding vessel Sign
Bacterial Endocarditis (BE) and Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm Lung Abscess 39F
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Pseudoaneurysm
Bacterial Endocarditis (BE) and Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm Lung Abscess 39F
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Cavitating Nodule in  Cryptococcus

Pulmonary Cryptococcus Infection
CT scan of a 54-year-old male with HIV presented with chronic headaches. Cryptococcus was identified in his CSF.
Chest CT in the axial projection shows a cavitating nodule in the posterior segment of the left upper lobe
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Cavitating Nodules in Non Necrotizing Granuloma

CT scan of a Cavitating Nodule caused by Non Necrotizing Granuloma in the Lungs
Ashley Davidoff TheCommonVein.net
CT scan of a Cavitating Nodule caused by Non Necrotizing Granuloma in the Lungs
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Neoplasm Malignant Primary

Neoplasm Malignant Metastases

CT Chest – Cavitating Metastatic Trophoblastic Tumor
28year old female presents with vaginal bleeding for 3 days s/p ablation of a vascular molar pregnancy.  CT of the chest shows multiple cystic lesions in the lungs bilaterally with slightly thickened walls.  Wedge biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of  placental site trophoblastic tumor
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