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'''Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis''', | '''Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis''', abbreviated '''PLC''', is the presence of multiple foci of ([[metastatic]]) carcinoma in the lymphatic channels of the [[lung]].<ref>{{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> | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*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> | *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/> | *[[Dyspnea]] (shortness of breath).<ref name=pmid21881149/> | ||
==Radiology== | ==Radiology== | ||
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===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
*[http://www.pilotforipf.org/imagelibrary/2009_lib/img_12_09.php PLC (pilotforripf.org)]. | *[http://www.pilotforipf.org/imagelibrary/2009_lib/img_12_09.php PLC (pilotforripf.org)]. | ||
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3006383/figure/F1/ PLC from cervical SCC (nih.gov)].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Kanthan R, Senger JL, Diudea D |title=Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis from squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix |journal=World J Surg Oncol |volume=8 |issue= |pages=107 |year=2010 |pmid=21129213 |pmc=3006383 |doi=10.1186/1477-7819-8-107 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Metastasis]]. | *[[Metastasis]]. | ||
*[[Lymphangitic carcinomatosis]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:52, 3 July 2014
Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis, abbreviated PLC, 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.
- ↑ Kanthan R, Senger JL, Diudea D (2010). "Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis from squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix". World J Surg Oncol 8: 107. doi:10.1186/1477-7819-8-107. PMC 3006383. PMID 21129213. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3006383/.