CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS WITH PULMONARY LYMPHATIC CARCINOMATOSIS SIMULATING BRONCHIAL ASTHMA: CASE REPORT
Authors: Charles F. Sweigert, Edward F. Mclaughlin, Erle M. Heath
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1947)

Case Reports1 August 1947CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS WITH PULMONARY LYMPHATIC CARCINOMATOSIS SIMULATING BRONCHIAL ASTHMA: CASE REPORTCHARLES F. SWEIGERT, EDWARD F. MCLAUGHLIN, ERLE M. HEATHCHARLES F. SWEIGERTSearch for more papers by this author, EDWARD F. MCLAUGHLINSearch for more papers by this author, ERLE M. HEATHSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-27-2-301 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSeveral reports in the recent literature1, 2, 3have stressed the appearance of asthmatic symptoms as a manifestation of pulmonary metastases from abdominal neoplasms. Mendeloff1presented two cases with severe asthmatic dyspnea as the sole manifestation of generalized endolymphatic carcinomatosis. A case of carcinoma of the pancreas with metastasis to t`he lungs which had been clinically treated as bronchial asthma was described in the case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital.2Denenholz and Cheney4mentioned a case under observation for coccidioidomycosis or tuberculosis in which, although asthma was not reported, the dominant clinical features were respiratory. Wu5studied a series...Bibliography1. MENDELOFF AI: Severe asthmatic dyspnea as the sole presenting symptom of generalized endolymphatic carcinomatosis, Ann. Int. Med., 1945, xxvii, 386. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Case No. 30032, New England Jr. Med., 1944, ccxxx, 87. Google Scholar3. SCHATTENBERGRYAN HJJF: Lymphangitic carcinomatosis of the lungs; case report with autopsy findings, Ann. Int. Med., 1941, xiv, 1710. Google Scholar4. DENENHOLZCHENEY EJG: Diagnosis and treatment of chronic coccidioidomycosis, Arch. Int. Med., 1944, lxxiv, 311. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. WU TT: Generalized lymphatic carcinosis ("lymphangitis carcinomatosa") of the lungs, Jr. Path. and Bact., 1936, xliii, 61. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. GREENSPAN EO: Carcinomatous endarteritis of pulmonary vessels resulting in failure of the right ventricle, Arch. Int. Med., 1934, liv, 61. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: M.C. Lincoln, Nebraska*Received for publication November 20, 1945. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySeltenere LungentumorenSekundäre maligne Tumoren der Bronchien und LungenLymphangitic Carcinomatosis of the LungsProlonged Survival in Lymphangitic CarcinomatosisMARVIN I. SCHWARZ, M.D., LOUIS C. WADDELL, M.D., DAVID H. DOMBECK, M.D., HANS WEILL, M.D., F.A.C.P., MORTON M. ZISKIND, M.D., F.A.C.P.LYMPHANGITIC CARCINOMATOSIS OF THE LUNGS: SIX CASE REPORTS AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE*THEODORE E. HAUSER, ARTHUR STEERThe Pancreas 1 August 1947Volume 27, Issue 2Page: 301-308KeywordsAsthmaCarcinomatosisCoccidioidomycosisDyspneaLung and intrathoracic tumorsLungsPancreas ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...