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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-8
pubmed:abstractText
Central bronchi and pulmonary arteries are surrounded and enveloped by a strong connective-tissue sheath termed the peribronchovascular interstitium, extending from the level of the pulmonary hila into the peripheral lung. Thickening of the peribronchovascular interstitium can be seen in a wide variety of diseases. The CT appearance can be smooth, nodular, or irregular depending on the underlying cause. Many of the diseases affecting the peribronchovascular interstitium are entities that show a predilection for lymphatic routes, such as sarcoidosis, pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis, silicosis, and lymphoproliferative disorders. There are other entities that mainly affect the peribronchovascular interstitium without a predominant perilymphatic distribution, such as hydrostatic pulmonary edema, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, Kaposi's sarcoma, interstitial pulmonary emphysema, and interstitial hemorrhage. Although there is an overlap in radiologic features, some CT findings are useful in differentiating among these entities. When CT shows mainly peribronchovascular abnormality, the differential diagnosis is considerably reduced, and it is generally possible to reach the correct diagnosis by considering the clinical context. We illustrate the CT findings and pathologic correlation for a number of different disorders that mainly affect the peribronchovascular interstitium.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0363-0188
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
63-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Bronchial Arteries, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Carcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Diagnosis, Differential, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Hemothorax, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Lung Diseases, Interstitial, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Lung Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Lymphatic System, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Lymphoproliferative Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Pulmonary Edema, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Pulmonary Emphysema, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Sarcoma, Kaposi, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Silicosis, pubmed-meshheading:15753880-Tomography, X-Ray Computed
pubmed:articleTitle
Diseases affecting the peribronchovascular interstitium: CT findings and pathologic correlation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiolology, SDI UDIAT-CD, Institut Universitari Parc Taulí-UAB, Barcelona, Spain. ecastaner@cspt.es
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article