paediatrics Brussels 17

Pulmonary Lesions and RT

• Chest X-ray has

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

traditionally been used to stage patients • CT scan better in detecting nodules • Not all nodules are metastatic Wilms’ tumor although lungs are most common site of metastasis

Wilms’ tumor metastasis Atelectasis Round pneumonia Intrapulmonary Lymph Node Histoplasma capsulatum Hamartoma Pseudotumor