Gamuts

Thin-walled lung cavity

A lung cavitary lesion is an abnormal, thick-walled, gas-filled space within the lung. Cavities in the lung can be caused by infections, cancer, autoimmune conditions/inflammation, trauma, or congenital defects. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
Amyloidosis
Behçet disease
Bleb
Bronchial cyst
Bronchogenic carcinoma
Bulla
Coccidioidomycosis
Cystic adenomatoid malformation
Cystic fibrosis
Cystic sarcoidosis
Hodgkin disease
Honeycomb lung
Hydatid cyst
Inflammatory pseudotumor
Intralobar pulmonary sequestration
Isoniazid cyst
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Lung abscess
Lymphoma
Melioidosis
Metastasis
Mycetoma
Papillomatosis of lung
Paragonimiasis
Pneumatocele
Polyarteritis nodosa
Pulmonary infarction
Pulmonary laceration
Rheumatoid nodule
Saccular bronchiectasis
Septic embolus
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Traumatic lung cyst
Tuberculosis
Wegener granulomatosis

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