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Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis without concurrent liver metastasis from colon cancer detected using 18F-FDG PET/CT: A case report.
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- Complete remission following targeted therapy in BRAF V600E: mutant pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis secondary to rectal cancer-a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
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- The Role of [18F]FDG PET Imaging for the Assessment of Pulmonary Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis: A Comprehensive Narrative Literature Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Pulmonary lymphatic involvement in metastatic uterine sarcomas: imaging and pathological appearance.Radiology case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
rationaleThe infiltration of tumor cells to pulmonary lymphatic system, as known as pulmonary lymphangitis carcinomatosis (PLC), is a rare presentation of pulmonary metastases. PATIENT CONCERNS: We reported a case of a 66-year-old man after surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy for colon cancer. Two months after these therapies, the patient complained of nonproductive cough for 1 week. DIAGNOSES: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scanning revealed increased FDG uptake along the thickened bronchovascular bundles, in bilaterally scattered ground-glass opacities and in mediastinal lymphadenopathy. The transbronchial biopsy and pathological study confirmed the diagnosis of PLC.
interventionsAntineoplastic treatment (cetuximab) were administered after the patient was diagnosed with PLC. OUTCOMES: The patient died of respiratory failure within 3 months after the onset of his symptom. LESSONS: 18F-FDG PET/CT play an important role in identifying PLC, in selecting possible biopsy sites, and in accessing the extent of metastatic disease.
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