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 SCC
- cavitatory pulmonary metastasis(es) - again most frequently SCC
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A - autoimmune; granulomas from
- Wegener's granulomatosis
- rheumatoid arthritis (rheumatoid nodules) etc..
- V - vascular (both bland and septic pulmonary embolus)
- I - infection (bacterial/fungal)
- T - trauma - pneumatocoeles
- Y - youth
-<a href="/articles/bronchogenic-carcinoma">bronchogenic carcinoma</a> - most frequently SCC</li>- +<a href="/articles/lung-cancer-3">bronchogenic carcinoma</a> - most frequently SCC</li>
-<strong>V</strong> - vascular (both <a href="/articles/pulmonary_embolism">bland</a> and <a href="/articles/septic-pulmonary-embolus">septic pulmonary embolus</a>)</li>- +<strong>V</strong> - vascular (both <a href="/articles/pulmonary-embolism">bland</a> and <a href="/articles/septic-pulmonary-embolus">septic pulmonary embolus</a>)</li>
-<strong>I</strong> - infection (bacterial/fungal)<ul><li><a href="/articles/pulmonary-abscess">pulmonary abscess</a></li></ul>- +<strong>I</strong> - infection (bacterial/fungal)<ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/pulmonary-abscess">pulmonary abscess</a></li>
- +<li><a title="Pulmonary tuberculosis" href="/articles/pulmonary-manifestations-of-tuberculosis">pulmonary tuberculosis</a></li>
- +</ul>
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