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Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a primary manifestation of colon cancer in a young adult

Anish Thomas, MD and Robert Lenox, MD

From the Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York

Abstract: Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis is a metastatic lung disease characterized by diffuse spread of the tumour to the pulmonary lymphatic system. We describe the case of a 31-year-old woman who initially received a diagnosis of sarcoidosis based on the results of imaging studies. However, results of a transbronchial biopsy led to the diagnosis of pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis from metastatic colon cancer.


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