RT Book, Section
A1 Gupta, Nishant
A1 Bang, Tami J.
A1 Wikenheiser-Brokamp, Kathryn A.
A2 Grippi, Michael A.
A2 Antin-Ozerkis, Danielle E.
A2 Dela Cruz, Charles S.
A2 Kotloff, Robert M.
A2 Kotton, Camille Nelson
A2 Pack, Allan I.
SR Print(0)
ID 1195006562
T1 Diffuse Cystic Lung Diseases
T2 Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 6e
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260473988
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195006562
RD 2024/04/25
AB The  diffuse  cystic  lung  diseases  (DCLDs)  are  a  diverse  set  of  disorders  that  share  a  common  radiologic  phenotype  of  thin-walled  parenchymal  lucencies.1  Although  often  grouped  together  with  other  interstitial  lung  diseases  (ILDs),  the  underlying  pathobiology,  differential  diagnosis,  mode  of  presentation,  and  natural  history  of  disease  progression  in  DCLDs  are  sufficiently  distinct  to  warrant  classification  of  DCLDs  as  a  separate  independent  entity.2  The  subsequent  sections  of  this  chapter  will  provide  an  overview  of  the  classification  and  differential  diagnosis  of  DCLDs;  detail  the  clinical,  radiologic,  and  histopathologic  features  of  various  DCLDs;  and  culminate  with  an  integrated  approach  toward  the  appropriate  diagnosis  and  management  of  patients  presenting  with  DCLD.