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SOLITARY PULMONARY LESION ('COIN LESION') ON CXR |
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commonest causes |
bronchial carcinoma metastasis (including lymphomas) |
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granulomas |
tuberculoma paraffinoma sarcoidosis amyloidosis fungal infections parasitic infections |
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connective tissue disease |
rheumatoid arthritis nodule Wegener's granulomatosis |
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other/miscellaneous causes |
hamartoma or adenoma arteriovenous malformation haematoma pulmonary infarction (usually wedge-shaped)abscess, including amoeboma bronchial cyst sequestration hydatid cyst (calcified)intrapulmonary lymph node impacted mucus or foreign body |
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extra pulmonary |
skin lesions chest wall lesions, eg. chondromainterlobar fissures (encysted pleural effusion) |
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pleural lesions: |
mesothelioma pleural plaque |
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