Mass-Like Ground-Glass Opacities in Sarcoidosis: A Rare Presentation Not Previously Described
Creators
- 1. Beaumont Hospital, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, 3601 W 13 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48073 (United States)
Description
Various typical and atypical imaging findings for pulmonary sarcoidosis have been described in the literature. Ground-glass opacities are one of the atypical manifestations, reported as diffuse or patchy ill-defined opacities frequently associated with additional findings and interstitial nodules. We performed a literature review to determine if our case had previously been described. The literature describes cases of mass-like consolidations, but there are no reports of mass-like ground-glass opacities. The appearance of the ground-glass opacities in our case is unique, appearing as discrete well-defined mass-like ground-glass opacities in a peribronchovascular distribution without additional parenchymal findings typically seen in sarcoidosis.
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Case Reports in Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 2018
- Journal Page Range
- p. 4
- ISSN
- 2090-6870
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- Egypt
- INIS RN
- 51004771
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOPSY; CHEST; CORTICOSTEROIDS; LUNGS; LYMPH VESSELS; NEUROLOGY; OPACITY; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ADRENAL HORMONES; BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HORMONES; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; KETONES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MEDICINE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PREGNANES; RADIATIONS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STEROID HORMONES; STEROIDS