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3. The previous thoracic CT (Figure 4) shows that the nodules and cysts seen at the presentation thoracic CT (Figure 3) have increased in size and number

The previous thoracic CT from 5 years earlier (Figure 4) again shows multiple circumscribed nodules and thin-walled cysts, but these lesions are considerably fewer in number and smaller in size than at the presentation thoracic CT (Figure 3). One the of the larger cysts, in the right middle lobe, seen at the presentation thoracic CT (Figure 3) can be visualized on the prior CT (Figure 4), considerably smaller on that prior study than at presentation.

At this point, which of the following are appropriate differential diagnostic considerations for this patient? (click on the correct answer to be directed to the ninth of 11 pages)

  1. Amyloidosis
  2. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis-tuberous sclerosis complex
  3. Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia
  4. Papillomatosis
  5. All of the above

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