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Case #1 -
A man, aged 70, with a long history of esophageal dysmotility.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
4.) If you see a cavity and air fluid level on chest X-ray, what is your differential diagnosis?

Differential diagnosis of cavity with air-fluid level: cavitating lung carcinoma, loculated empyema, infected cyst or bulla, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, fungal infection  
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