Gamuts

Solitary pulmonary mass

A lung nodule or pulmonary nodule is a relatively small focal density in the lung. A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) or coin lesion, is a mass in the lung smaller than 3 centimeters in diameter. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
 Common
Bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma
Bronchogenic carcinoma
Lung abscess
Metastasis
Round pneumonia
 Uncommon
Actinomycosis
Adenomatoid malformation
Amyloidosis
Arteriovenous malformation
Asbestosis
Aspergilloma
Benign lung neoplasm
Blastomycosis
Carcinoid
Castleman disease
Coal-worker pneumoconiosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Cryptococcosis
Fluid-filled bronchial cyst
Fluid-filled bronchiectatic cyst
Fluid-filled bulla
Granuloma
Hamartoma
Hematoma of lung
Histoplasmosis
Hydatid cyst
Inflammatory pseudotumor
Intralobar pulmonary sequestration
Leiomyosarcoma
Lipoid pneumonia
Lymphoma
Mycetoma
Nocardiosis
Organized pneumonia
Pneumoconiosis
Pulmonary blastoma
Pulmonary infarction
Pulmonary plasmacytoma
Radiation pneumonitis
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Rounded atelectasis
Silicosis
Spindle cell tumor
Wegener granulomatosis

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