Hyperattenuating pulmonary mass lesion

There are only a few causes of a hyperattenuating pulmonary mass which can be often due to internal calcification. They include: 

• granuloma: most common
• pulmonary hamartoma
• bronchogenic carcinoma
• carcinoid tumors
• pulmonary metastases
  • mucoid calcification of mucinous adenocarcinoma
    • breast carcinoma
    • gastrointestinal tract adenocarcinoma
  • dystrophic calcification
    • papillary thyroid carcinoma
    • giant cell tumor of bone
    • synovial sarcoma
    • treated pulmonary metastases
  • bone forming / cartilage mineralization
    • osteosarcoma
    • chondrosarcoma

See also

• pulmonary mass
  • hyperdense pulmonary mass
  • cavitating pulmonary mass
• pulmonary nodule