title: Adenocarcinoma of the lung presenting as a diffuse interstitial process in a 25-year-old man.
abstract: Adenocarcinoma of the lung is rare in young adults, particularly in persons below the age of 30. Younger patients tend to present with advanced stages of carcinoma, and often have a rapidly deteriorating course. We describe a 25-year-old male who presented with diffuse interstitial lung disease which was found at autopsy to be lymphangitic carcinomatosis of probable pulmonary origin.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque 87131-5271, USA.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Mapel
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Crowell
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male