LYMPHANGITIC CARCINOMATOSIS

Course overview

LYMPHANGITIC CARCINOMATOSIS IS THE INFILTRATION & INFLAMMATION OF LYMPHATIC VESSELS SECONDARY TO THE SPREAD OF MALIGNANCY FROM A PRIMARY SITE. PULMONARY LYMPHANGITIC CARCINOMATOSIS ALMOST ALWAYS REPRESENTS THE CLINICAL FORM OF LYMPHANGITIC CARCINOMATOSIS & DENOTES AN END-STAGE MALIGNANCY WITH POOR PROGNOSIS. THIS ACTIVITY COVERS THE ETIOLOGY, CLINICAL FEATURES, DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION & MANAGEMENT OF SUSPECTED PULMONARY LYMPHANGITIC CARCINOMATOSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN DELIVERING THE BEST OUTCOME IN A GIVEN PATIENT.