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==Overview==
==Overview==
Causes of pulmonary nodules can be [[Classification|classified]] into [[Etiology|etiologies]] presenting with [[solitary]] or multiple [[Lesion|lesions]]. Common causes of [[solitary]] pulmonary nodule include [[tuberculosis]], [[Lung cancer|primary lung cancer]], [[granulomas|granuloma]], and [[rheumatic disease]]. Common causes of multiple pulmonary nodules include [[pulmonary]] [[neoplasms]] and [[tumor]] [[metastasis]] from other parts of the [[Human body|body]].
==Causes==
==Causes==
===Common Causes===
*Causes of pulmonary nodules can be [[Classification|classified]] into [[Etiology|etiologies]] presenting with [[solitary]] or multiple [[Lesion|lesions]].
Not every round spot on a radiological image is a coin lesion: it should not be confused with the projection of a structure of the [[chest wall]] or [[skin]], such as a nipple, a healing [[rib fracture]] or [[electrocardiography|electrocardiographic]] monitoring.
*For details on the causes of solitary pulmonary nodule, '''[[Solitary pulmonary nodule causes|click here]].'''
 
*For details on the causes of multiple pulmonary nodules, '''[[Multiple pulmonary nodules causes|click here]].'''
The most important cause to exclude is a form of lung cancer, including rare forms such as primary pulmonary [[lymphoma]], [[carcinoid tumor]] and a solitary [[metastasis]] to the lung (common unrecognised primary tumor sites are [[melanoma]]s, [[sarcoma]]s or [[testicular cancer]]). Benign tumors in the lung include [[hamartoma]]s and [[chondroma]]s.
 
The most common benign coin lesion is a [[granuloma]] (inflammatory nodule), for example due to [[tuberculosis]] or a [[fungal infection]]. Other infectious causes include a pulmonary abscess, [[pneumonia]] (including [[Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia]]) or rarely [[Nocardia]]l infection or worm infection (such as dirofilariasis or dog heartworm infestation). Lung nodules can also occur in [[immune disorder]]s such as [[rheumatoid arthritis]] or [[Wegener's granulomatosis]].
 
An SPN can be found to be an [[arteriovenous malformation]], a [[hematoma]] or an [[infarction]] zone. It may also be caused by [[bronchial atresia]], sequestration, an inhaled [[foreign body]] or [[pleural plaque]].
 
===Causes===
 
In alphabetical order <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002: 306-307 ISBN 1591032016 </ref> 
 
*[[Amyloid]]
*[[Arteriovenous malformation]]
*[[Aneurysm]] of the [[pulmonary artery]]
*Benign tumors
*[[Breast Cancer]]
*[[Bronchial atresia]]
*[[Bronchial carcinomas]]
*[[Bronchogenic cyst]]
*[[Cancer]]s
*[[Chondroma]]
*[[Endometriosis]]
*[[Fungal infection]]s
*[[Gastric Cancer]]
*[[Granulomas]]
*[[Hamartoma]]
*[[Hemangioma]]
*[[Hypernephroma]]
*[[Hystiocytosis X]]
*[[Lipoid pneumonia]]
*Localized [[pleural effusion]]
*Localized scar
*[[Lymphoma]]
*[[Metastases]]
*Mucoid impaction
*[[Multiple Myeloma]]
*[[Neurogenic tumor]]
*[[Nocardia]]
*Parasites
*[[Pneumonia]]
*[[Pulmonary infarction]]
*[[Pulmonary sequestration]]
*[[Prostate Cancer]]
*[[Rheumatoid nodule]]
*[[Sarcoma]]
*[[Seminoma]]
*[[Thyroid Cancer]]
*[[Tuberculosis]]
*Varicose [[pulmonary vein]]


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==References==
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