Case Report
Carcinomatous Lymphangitis Mimicking Pulmonary Thromboembolism
2001 Volume 65 Issue 7 Pages 683-684
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2001 Volume 65 Issue 7 Pages 683-684
A 41-year-old woman was admitted with rapidly worsening dyspnea. Echocardiography disclosed interventricular septal flattening and a markedly decreased left ventricle, although left ventricular contraction remained normal. Computed tomography of the chest demonstrated slightly dilated main pulmonary arteries and fine reticulonodular densities in the lung. Examination of a transbronchial lung biopsy specimen revealed carcinomatous lymphangitis, and the patient died 7 days after admission. The clinical presentation of this patient was difficult to discriminate from that seen with pulmonary thromboembolism. (Jpn Circ J 2001; 65: 683 - 684)
