pulmonary masses on the chest radiograph
Last reviewed 01/2018
Pulmonary masses are interstitial opacities of greater than 3 cm diameter on the chest radiograph.
The causes of multiple pulmonary masses include:
- neoplasia:
- bronchial carcinoma
- lymphoma
- metastases
- hamartoma
- granuloma:
- tuberculosis
- fungal lung disease
- rheumatoid lung
- Wegener's granulomatosis
- abscess
- congenital:
- sequestered segment
- bronchogenic cyst
- arteriovenous malformation
- miscellaneous:
- haematoma
- infarct
- progressive massive fibrosis
- amyloidosis
- hydatid cyst
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly termed Wegener's granulomatosis)
pulmonary arteriovenous malformation