Archana T. Laroia MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Sandeep T. Laroia MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

To review the radiological diagnosis of subacute or chronic lung consolidation.

A pictorial assay of non resolving lung consolidation will be presented. A wide variety etiologies include benign entities like atypical infections (fungal),sarcoisdosis, cryptogenic organising pneumonia (COP), eosinophilic pneumonia, Wegeners, pulmonary infarcts, alveolar protienosis, lipoid and radiation pneumonia and drug reaction. Lung cancer with lepidic growth and lymphoma are dangerous mimics of the benign causes.

Non resolving lung consolidation has a broad differential diagnosis ranging from infection, inflammatory and vascular etiology to rare benign causes like COP, wegners, lipoid pneumoia etc. Slow growing cancer is a dangeous mimic that can be missed if not suspected.

Laroia, A, Laroia, S, Non Resolving Lung Consolidation: Pandora's Box.  Radiological Society of North America 2013 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, December 1 - December 6, 2013 ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2013/13024139.html