Difference between revisions of "Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis"
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*Uncommon. | *Uncommon.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Wallach JB, McGarry T, Torres J |title=Lymphangitic metastasis of recurrent renal cell carcinoma to the contralateral lung causing lymphangitic carcinomatosis and respiratory symptoms |journal=Curr Oncol |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=e35–7 |year=2011 |month=January |pmid=21331270 |pmc=3031363 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Typically fatal.<ref name=pmid24612960>{{cite journal |author=Tighe D, Cavilla S, Simcock R |title=Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |journal=Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg |volume=43 |issue=7 |pages=806–10 |year=2014 |month=July |pmid=24612960 |doi=10.1016/j.ijom.2013.12.003 |url=}}</ref> | *Typically fatal.<ref name=pmid24612960>{{cite journal |author=Tighe D, Cavilla S, Simcock R |title=Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |journal=Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg |volume=43 |issue=7 |pages=806–10 |year=2014 |month=July |pmid=24612960 |doi=10.1016/j.ijom.2013.12.003 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Dyspnea (shortness of breath).<ref name=pmid21881149/> | |||
==Radiology== | ==Radiology== | ||
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*[[Interstitial lung disease]]. | *[[Interstitial lung disease]].<ref name=pmid21881149>{{cite journal |author=Gilchrist FJ, Alton H, Brundler MA, Edwards L, Plunkett A, Rao S |title=Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis presenting as severe interstitial lung disease in a 15-year-old female |journal=Eur Respir Rev |volume=20 |issue=121 |pages=208–10 |year=2011 |month=September |pmid=21881149 |doi=10.1183/09059180.00000911 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Sarcoidosis]]. | *[[Sarcoidosis]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Pulmonary pathology]] | [[Category:Pulmonary pathology]] | ||
Revision as of 12:16, 3 July 2014
Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis, also lymphangitic carcinomatosis, is the presence of multiple foci of (metastatic) carcinoma in the lymphatic channels of the lung.[1]
General
Radiology
- Interstitial thickening.
DDx:
Microscopic
Features:
- Carcinoma in multiple the lymphatic channels.
DDx:
Images
See also
References
- ↑ Gilchrist FJ, Alton H, Brundler MA, Edwards L, Plunkett A, Rao S (September 2011). "Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis presenting as severe interstitial lung disease in a 15-year-old female". Eur Respir Rev 20 (121): 208–10. doi:10.1183/09059180.00000911. PMID 21881149.
- ↑ Wallach JB, McGarry T, Torres J (January 2011). "Lymphangitic metastasis of recurrent renal cell carcinoma to the contralateral lung causing lymphangitic carcinomatosis and respiratory symptoms". Curr Oncol 18 (1): e35–7. PMC 3031363. PMID 21331270. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3031363/.
- ↑ Tighe D, Cavilla S, Simcock R (July 2014). "Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma". Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 43 (7): 806–10. doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2013.12.003. PMID 24612960.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gilchrist FJ, Alton H, Brundler MA, Edwards L, Plunkett A, Rao S (September 2011). "Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis presenting as severe interstitial lung disease in a 15-year-old female". Eur Respir Rev 20 (121): 208–10. doi:10.1183/09059180.00000911. PMID 21881149.