Lymphangitic metastasis of recurrent renal cell carcinoma to the contralateral lung causing lymphangitic carcinomatosis and respiratory symptoms

Current Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Wallach, J B ^a   McGarry, T ^a   Torres, J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Lung metastasis; Lymphangitic carcinomatosis; Recurrence; Renal cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; OSELTAMIVIR; SUNITINIB; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMATOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COUGHING; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DYSPNEA; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLUENZA; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; RECURRENT CANCER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79751515018     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.v18i1.647     Document Type: Article

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