Avtor/Urednik     Turel, Matjaž; Mušič, Ema; Benedik, Stanislav; Zorman, Marjeta; Rott, Tomaž; Mermolja, Milivoj
Naslov     Pljučna limfangiokarcinomatoza
Prevedeni naslov     Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis
Tip     članek
Vir     Med Razgl
Vol. in št.     Letnik 34, št. 1
Leto izdaje     1995
Obseg     str. 117-27
Jezik     slo
Abstrakt     Diffuse interstitial lung diseases, in the strict sense, are immunologically mediated inflammations accounting for up to 5 pct. of all pulmonary diseases, while diffuse interstitial lung diseases in the broader sense (infections, toxic damage, radiation injury, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases) account for up to 20 pct. of lung diseases. Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of middle-aged and elderly patients. Six to eight per cent of all metastases to the lungs show characteristic features of pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis. A rare case of pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis with clinical signs of diffuse interstitial lung disease is reported. In this patient with multiple ventricular polyposis diagnosed 8 years previously, primary adenocarcinoma was found in a malignant polyp. By presenting this case, the author whishes to draw attention to some characteristics of pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis which may help the clinician to make a correct diagnosis, although in most cases it is hard to distinguish between different forms of diffuse interstitial lung diseases.
Deskriptorji     LUNG NEOPLASMS
LYMPHANGITIS
LYMPHANGIOMA