Dendriform pulmonary ossification
Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 15 Jan 2022
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Knipe H, Weerakkody Y, Bell D, et al. Dendriform pulmonary ossification. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Mar 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-63503
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Synonyms:
- Dendriform pulmonary ossification (DPO)
- Disseminated dendriform pulmonary ossification
- Dendritic pulmonary ossification
- Dendritic pulmonary calcification
- Dendritic lung calcification
- Dendritic lung ossification
- Dendriform pulmonary calcification
- Dendritic pulmonary ossifications
- Dendriform pulmonary ossifications
Dendriform (or dendritic) pulmonary ossification is a rare morphological subtype of pulmonary ossification whereby the thin branching calcified lines on CT resemble a dendrite (however a dendritic pattern may not always be present on CT).
Epidemiology
There may be a slight male predilection 6.
Pathology
They are thought to be metaplastic in etiology.
Radiographic features
CT
They may also be seen as small nodules in the peripheral interstitium (interlobular septa and subpleural and perifissural spaces) associated with interstitial lines. They principally have a peripheral and basal distribution.
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