Pulmonary cavity (mnemonic)
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A particularly helpful mnemonic for causes of pulmonary cavities is:
- CAVITY
Mnemonic
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C: cancer
- bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
- cavitary pulmonary metastasis(es): most frequently SCC
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A: autoimmune; granulomas from
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Wegenergranulomatosis(granulomatosiswith polyangiitis) - rheumatoid arthritis (rheumatoid nodules) etc
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- V: vascular (both bland and septic pulmonary emboli)
- I: infection (bacterial/fungal)
- T: trauma - pneumatoceles
- Y: youth
-<a href="/articles/lung-cancer-3">bronchogenic carcinoma</a>: most frequently <a title="Squamous cell carcinoma of lung" href="/articles/squamous-cell-carcinoma-of-the-lung">squamous cell carcinoma</a> (SCC)</li>- +<a href="/articles/lung-cancer-3">bronchogenic carcinoma</a>: most frequently <a href="/articles/squamous-cell-carcinoma-of-the-lung">squamous cell carcinoma</a> (SCC)</li>
-<li>-<a href="/articles/granulomatosis-with-polyangiitis">Wegener granulomatosis</a> (granulomatosis with polyangiitis)</li>- +<li>granulomatosis with polyangiitis</li>
-<li><a title="CPAM" href="/articles/congenital-pulmonary-airway-malformation">CPAM (congenital pulmonary airway malformation)</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/congenital-pulmonary-airway-malformation">CPAM (congenital pulmonary airway malformation)</a></li>
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