
Case 20: "Scab-Like" Sign for Chronic Cavitary Aspergillosis
Post-tuberculous cavities with the "scab-like" sign predicting chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis
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Post-tuberculous cavities with the "scab-like" sign predicting chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis
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Chylothorax is often an enigma. Usually, iatrogenic, traumatic and neoplastic causes can be diagnosed with standard contrast CT scans. Other causes need lymphangiograms for definitive diagnoses.
In a patient with a high pre-test probability, a DOTA-PET can reliably suggest a diagnosis of well-differentiated NET/carcinoid.