Gamuts

Thick-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
Bronchogenic carcinoma
Cavitating pneumonia
Coal-worker pneumoconiosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Cystic adenomatoid malformation
Cystic fibrosis
Dirofilariasis
Fungal infection
Granuloma
Hodgkin disease
Hydatid cyst
Inflammatory pseudotumor
Intralobar pulmonary sequestration
Isoniazid cyst
Loculated pneumothorax
Lung abscess
Lymphoma
Melioidosis
Metastasis
Papillomatosis of lung
Paragonimiasis
Pulmonary infarction
Rheumatoid nodule
Saccular bronchiectasis
Septic embolus
Silicosis
Traumatic lung cyst
Tuberculosis
Wegener granulomatosis

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