title: [Differential computed tomographic diagnosis of cavity-forming space-occupying lesions of the lung].
abstract: One hundred cavitating pulmonary foci were examined by CT; the appearances have been analysed and compared with the histological findings. Three types of disease have been characterised: bronchial carcinomas, lung metastases and benign lesions. Compared with benign lesions, malignant disease shows a significantly higher incidence of cystic or multiple cavities: thick cavity walls; radiation of tumour tissue; enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes; ipsilateral displacement of the mediastinum; intrapulmonary satellite foci and infiltration of the thoracic wall. Morphologically, tumours can be most easily distinguished from metastases by their ill-defined outer contours. Non-epidermoid primary lung tumours have a higher incidence of pleural effusions and other pleural reactions than have tumours of other origins. 80% of cavitating lung tumours are squamous cell carcinomas, the remaining 20% consist of adeno- and large cell carcinomas. Small cell carcinomas practically never show cavitation.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Nuklearmedizin, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Heidelberg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Görich
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gamroth
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beyer-Enke
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kayser
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: van Kaick
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Computertomographische Differentialdiagnostik einschmelzender pulmonaler Raumforderungen.