title: Cavitation in large multinodular pulmonary disease a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis.
abstract: Multiple large pulmonary nodules are an uncommon manifestation of sarcoidosis. Cavitation of these nodules has not previously been reported. An asymptomatic young white man had this unusual roentgenographic finding. Open-lung biopsy for diagnosis revealed noncaseating granulomata but did not elucidate the pathogenesis of the cavitation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology