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Lung surgery
Lung (or pulmonary) surgery is most frequently performed for lung carcinoma, and encompasses a broad spectrum of procedures:
sublobar resections
wedge resection
segmentectomy
lobectomy: commonest surgery for bronchogenic carcinoma
includes sleeve lobectomy and bilobectomy
pneumonectomy
Te...
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Cerebral ring enhancing lesions
The differential for peripheral or ring enhancing cerebral lesions includes:
cerebral abscess
tuberculoma
neurocysticercosis
metastasis
glioblastoma
subacute infarct/hemorrhage/contusion
demyelination (incomplete ring)
tumefactive demyelinating lesion (incomplete ring)
radiation necrosi...
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Cerebral ring enhancing lesions (mnemonic)
Convenient mnemonics for the causes of cerebral ring enhancing lesions are:
MAGIC DR or DR MAGIC
DR MAGIC L
MAGICAL DR
Mnemonics
MAGIC DR or DR MAGIC
M: metastasis
A: abscess
G: glioblastoma
I: infarct (subacute phase) or inflammatory (neurocysticercosis, tuberculoma)
C: contusion
D: ...
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Spinal ependymoma
Spinal ependymomas are the most common spinal cord tumor overall, seen both in adult and pediatric populations.
This article specifically relates to spinal cord ependymomas. For a discussion of posterior fossa ependymomas and for a general discussion of the pathology refer to the main article:...