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Small lung nodules

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 ]

Subtypes
Centrilobular small lung nodules
Perilymphatic small lung nodules
Randomly distributed small lung nodules
May Be Caused by
Amyloidosis
Asbestosis
Bronchiolitis
Bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma
Bronchopneumonia
Follicular bronchiolitis
Histoplasmosis
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Lymphangitic carcinomatosis
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis
Lymphoma
Miliary tuberculosis
Mycobacterial infection
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Old granulomatous disease
Pulmonary metastases
Sarcoidosis
Silicosis and coal-worker pneumoconiosis
Tuberculosis
Subtypes
Centrilobular small lung nodules
Perilymphatic small lung nodules
Randomly distributed small lung nodules
May Be Caused by
Amyloidosis
Asbestosis
Bronchiolitis
Bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma
Bronchopneumonia
Follicular bronchiolitis
Histoplasmosis
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Lymphangitic carcinomatosis
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis
Lymphoma
Miliary tuberculosis
Mycobacterial infection
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Old granulomatous disease
Pulmonary metastases
Sarcoidosis
Silicosis and coal-worker pneumoconiosis
Tuberculosis


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