LYMPHANGITIC CARCINOMATOSIS OF THE LUNGS: SIX CASE REPORTS AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Authors: T E HAUSER, A STEER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 April 1951LYMPHANGITIC CARCINOMATOSIS OF THE LUNGS: SIX CASE REPORTS AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURETHEODORE E. HAUSER, ARTHUR STEERTHEODORE E. HAUSERSearch for more papers by this author, ARTHUR STEERSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-4-881 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough cancer metastasizes commonly to the lungs, such metastases are usually discrete and not implanted in any definite relationship to blood vessels or lymphatics. In such cases pulmonary symptoms are usually absent or are not a prominent part of the clinical picture. It is relatively uncommon to find diffuse lymphatic permeation of the lungs resulting from a primary carcinoma elsewhere. 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