Bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of disseminated lung tumors

Diagnosis in cases with pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a primary manifestation is difficult due to unawareness of the cancer. An 81‐year‐old man was admitted due to a one‐week history of dyspnoea and haemoptysis. Chest computed tomography showed diffuse bilateral ground‐grass opacity and partial consolidation. We suspected diffuse alveolar haemorrhage. High‐dose methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide did not improve his condition and he died from respiratory failure. Autopsy revealed pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis of whole lungs and primary gallbladder cancer. We should consider pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis in the differential diagnosis of patients with haemoptysis and diffuse lung opacity of unknown origin.

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Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis from gallbladder cancer mimicking diffuse alveolar haemorrhage

Higo

Suzaki

Nagata

et al. 2020

Respirology Case Reports

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Contribution du lavage bronchoalvéolaire à la prise en charge des pneumopathies interstitielles diffuses

Israël‐Biet

Danel

2005

Revue de Pneumologie Clinique

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Utilidade clinica do Lavado Broncoalveolar nos tumores pulmonares disseminados

Poletti

2000

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia

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Bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of disseminated lung tumors

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Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis from gallbladder cancer mimicking diffuse alveolar haemorrhage

Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis from gallbladder cancer mimicking diffuse alveolar haemorrhage

Contribution du lavage bronchoalvéolaire à la prise en charge des pneumopathies interstitielles diffuses

Utilidade clinica do Lavado Broncoalveolar nos tumores pulmonares disseminados

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