Multiple pulmonary nodules causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2] Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.

Overview

Common causes of multiple pulmonary nodules include pulmonary neoplasms and tumor metastasis from outside of the lungs. Additional life threatening causes that present with multiple pulmonary nodules include cardiopulmonary conditions, such as aneurysm and infarction. Additional causes include granulomas.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Common Causes^[1]

Primary lung cancer
- Non-small cell lung cancer
- Small cell lung cancer

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Aneurysm of the pulmonary artery, arteriovenous malformation, infarction zone, pulmonary arterio-venous malformation, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary infarction, varicose pulmonary vein, vascular
Chemical/Poisoning	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, thyroid cancer
Environmental	Black lung disease
Gastroenterologic	Gastric cancer
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	Aneurysm of the pulmonary artery, hemangioma, hematoma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Pulmonary hamartoma
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	Bronchogenic carcinoma
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	Multiple myeloma
Neurologic	Aneurysm of the pulmonary artery, arteriovenous malformation, neurofibroma, neurogenic tumor
Nutritional/Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	Breast cancer
Oncologic	Adenocarcinoma, blastoma, breast cancer, bronchial adenoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, cancers, carcinoid tumor, chondroma, gastric cancer, granuloma, hamartoma, hamartomatosis, hemangioma, hematoma, hypernephroma, large cell lung carcinoma, lymphoma, metastasis, multiple myeloma, neurogenic tumor, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, non-small cell lung cancer, primary lung cancer, prostate cancer, pulmonary sarcoma, sarcoma, seminoma, small cell lung cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, thyroid cancer
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	Amyloidosis, aneurysm of the pulmonary artery, black lung disease, bronchial adenoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, infarction zone, large cell lung carcinoma, lung abscess, lung cavity, lung metastases, non-small cell lung cancer, primary lung cancer, pulmonary arterio-venous malformation, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary sarcoma, sarcoidosis, small cell lung cancer, varicose pulmonary vein, vascular, Wegener’s granulomatosis
Renal/Electrolyte	Hypernephroma
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Amyloidosis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, fibroma, granuloma, hamartoma, immunological, neurofibroma, progressive massive fibrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid disease, sarcoidosis, Wegener’s granulomatosis
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	Prostate cancer
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

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References

↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002: 306-307 ISBN 1591032016

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[DDX-1] Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002: 306-307 ISBN 1591032016

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