Pulmonary cavity (mnemonic)
Dr Jeremy Jones and Dr Frank Gaillard et al.
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
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