Idiopathic Bullous Emphysema (Vanishing Lung Syndrome)

Thanks MG.

7mm Nodule Lung Biopsy

I biopsied this 7mm nodule. The result came back as "Normal Lung Tissue". This patient had a lobectomy -- result "Well differentiated adenocarcinoma".

Intralobar Lung Sequestration Case 3

Picture from: Congenital Anomalies of the Tracheobronchial Tree, Lung, and Mediastinum: Embryology, Radiology, and Pathology1 ; Radiographics. 2003;24:e17

Intralobar Lung Sequestration Case 2

Penetrating Descending Thoracic Aortic Ulcer

An 87 year old man presented with epigastric and interscapular pain.

Note the anterior penetrating ulcer of the descending thoracic aorta and the long segment circumferential intramural haematoma. This progressed to frank leakeage over the next few days and was finally stented. This patient has a AAA too.

Good article here: http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/20/4/995

Good summary here: http://www.learningradiology.com/notes/cardiacnotes/penetratingulcerpage.htm

Lung Sequestration