IMAGING TECHNIQUES IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF PARASITIC LUNG DISEASES AND LUNG CANCER
https://doi.org/10.21294/1814-4861-2016-15-4-33-39
Abstract
We analyzed imaging findings of 18 patients with atypical manifestations of parasitic diseases of the lung, who were admitted to the hospital with suspected lung cancer or metastatic lung cancer. The common CT, MRT and US findings of parasitic lung disease are fluid-containing lesions, septal structures (echinococcosis, alveolar echinococcosis, cisticercosis), no evidence of bronchial involvement and the absence of contrast agent accumulation in the affected area (paragonimiasis, shistosomiasis, toxoplasmosis, pneumocystis). Realtime monitoring with dynamic CT is often critical for differential diagnosis between atypical manifestations of parasitic lung disease and cancer or secondary lung tumor.
About the Authors
P. M. Kotlyarov
Russian X-Ray Radiology Research Center, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kotlyarov Peter M., MD, Professor, Head of the Department of Novel Technologies and Diagnostic Imaging
SPIN-code: 1781-2199
N. I. Sergeev
Russian X-Ray Radiology Research Center, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergeev Nikolay I., MD, PhD, Leading Researcher, Department of Novel Technologies and Diagnostic Imaging
SPIN-code: 2408-6502
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Kotlyarov P.M., Sergeev N.I. IMAGING TECHNIQUES IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF PARASITIC LUNG DISEASES AND LUNG CANCER. Siberian journal of oncology. 2016;15(4):33-39. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21294/1814-4861-2016-15-4-33-39
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