Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases

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Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases A systematic approach to differential diagnosis of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases based on the radiologic findings is given in Chapter 24. Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases are…

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Pneumonia

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Pneumonia Note In pathology, the term pneumonia is used to denote any inflammatory reaction of the lung. In clinical terms, a distinction is made between microbially induced inflammation, i.e., pneumonia,…

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Treatment-Related Changes

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Treatment-Related Changes 17.1 The Postoperative Thorax 17.1.1 Partial Lung Resection Surgical Techniques Partial lung resection is performed for therapeutic and, less commonly, also for diagnostic purposes: Diagnostic resection: This is…

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Tumors of the Lung

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Tumors of the Lung 9.1 Hamartoma Hamartomas (synonyms: chondroid hamartoma, chondromatous hamartoma, chondrohamartoma, hamartochondroma, chondroma) are the most common type of benign lung tumor and account for 8% of all…

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Occupational Lung Diseases

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Occupational Lung Diseases Beate Rehbock 18.1 Introduction Occupational or work-related disease is the term used to describe health disorders fully or partially attributable to work activity. These are usually caused…

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Pleural Diseases

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Pleural Diseases 11.1 Pneumothorax Note A pneumothorax is a pathologic accumulation of air in the pleural space which, because of the intrinsic elasticity of the lung, leads to separation of…

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Pulmonary Nodules

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Pulmonary Nodules 21.1 Solitary Nodule By definition, a pulmonary nodule is a rounded opacity in the lung parenchyma measuring up to 3 cm. It is surrounded by aerated lung parenchyma…

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