Carcinomatous lymphangitis as the initial manifestation of ovarian adenocarcinoma

Mariane Gonçalves Martynychen; Lêda Maria Rabelo; Rodney Luiz Frare E Silva; Dante Luiz Escuissato

doi:10.1590/s1806-37132007000500018

Carcinomatous lymphangitis as the initial manifestation of ovarian adenocarcinoma

J Bras Pneumol. 2007 Sep-Oct;33(5):609-11. doi: 10.1590/s1806-37132007000500018.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

Mariane Gonçalves Martynychen¹, Lêda Maria Rabelo, Rodney Luiz Frare E Silva, Dante Luiz Escuissato

Affiliation

¹ Pulmonology Sector of the Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR, Federal University of Paraná - Hospital de Clínicas, Curitiba (PR) Brazil. [email protected]

PMID: 18026661
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132007000500018

Abstract

Carcinomatous lymphangitis accounts for approximately 8% of all cases of metastatic pulmonary tumors. The most common primary sites are breast, lung, stomach, prostate and pancreas. We describe herein the case of a 42-year-old woman in whom the first manifestation of an ovarian adenocarcinoma was carcinomatous lymphangitis of the lung, an unusual presentation of the disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / pathology
Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
Adult
Biopsy
Bronchoscopy
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / complications*
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
Lymphangitis / complications*
Lymphangitis / diagnosis
Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
Ovarian Neoplasms / secondary*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
Vagina / diagnostic imaging