title: Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a primary manifestation of colon cancer in a young adult.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lenox
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000556:secondary; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed