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  2. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis - Wikipedia

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    Thin-walled cystic change in the lungs may be found incidentally on CT scans of the heart, chest or abdomen (on the cuts that include lung bases) obtained for other purposes. HRCTs of TSC patients reveals that about 20% of women have cystic change by age 20 and about 80% of women have cystic changes after age 40. [ 79 ]

  3. Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms [ edit ] Patients with lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia may present with lymphadenopathy , enlarged liver , enlarged spleen , enlarged salivary gland , thickening and widening of the extremities of the fingers and toes ( clubbing ), and breathing symptoms such as shortness of breath and wheezing.

  4. Lymphangiomatosis - Wikipedia

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    Lymphangiomatosis is a condition marked by the presence of cysts that result from an increase both in the size and number of thin-walled lymphatic channels that are abnormally interconnected and dilated. [2] [3] [4] 75% of cases involve multiple organs. [2]

  5. Polycystic liver disease - Wikipedia

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    Polycystic liver disease (PLD) usually describes the presence of multiple cysts scattered throughout normal liver tissue. [1] PLD is commonly seen in association with autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease , with a prevalence of 1 in 400 to 1000, and accounts for 8–10% of all cases of end-stage renal disease . [ 2 ]

  6. Focal lung pneumatosis - Wikipedia

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    A lung cyst has a wall thickness of up to 4 mm. [2] A minimum wall thickness of 1 mm has been suggested, [2] but thin-walled pockets may be included in the definition as well. [5] A cavity has a wall thickness of more than 4 mm. [2] The terms above, when referring to sites other than the lungs, often imply fluid content.

  7. Pneumatosis - Wikipedia

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    A lung cyst, or pulmonary cyst, encloses a small volume of air, and has a wall thickness of up to 4 mm. [3] A minimum wall thickness of 1 mm has been suggested, [3] but thin-walled pockets may be included in the definition as well. [4] Pulmonary cysts are not associated with either smoking or emphysema. [5] A lung cavity has a wall thickness of ...

  8. Lung cavity - Wikipedia

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    Congenital pulmonary airway malformation, formerly called congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, is a benign tumor the results in the formation of single or multiple cysts. [2] Pulmonary sequestration refers to abnormal lung tissue that gets its blood supply from the systemic circulation instead of the pulmonary circulation, like the rest ...

  9. Lymphatic malformations - Wikipedia

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    Macrocystic have cysts greater than 2 cubic centimetres (0.12 cu in), and microcystic lymphatic malformation have cysts that are smaller than 2 cubic centimetres (0.12 cu in). [2] These malformations can occur at any age and may involve any part of the body, but 90% occur in children less than 2 years of age and involve the head and neck.