Gamuts

Lymphangitic carcinomatosis

Carcinosis, or carcinomatosis, is disseminated cancer, forms of metastasis, whether used generally or in specific patterns of spread. Usage Carcinomatosis is often restricted to tumors of epithelial origin, adenocarcinomas, while sarcomatosis describes the dissemination of tumors of mesenchymal origin, sarcomas. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Is A
Carcinomatosis
May Cause
Diffuse interstitial disease with pleural effusion
Diffuse interstitial lung disease with associated lymphadenopathy
Long linear lung shadow
Lower lung disease
Mediastinal and/or hilar lymph node enlargement
Miliary lung opacities
Peribronchovascular interstitial thickening
Perilymphatic small lung nodules
Small lung nodules
Widespread small irregular lung opacities
May Be Caused by
Breast cancer
Gastric cancer
Leukemia
Lung cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Is A
Carcinomatosis
May Cause
Diffuse interstitial disease with pleural effusion
Diffuse interstitial lung disease with associated lymphadenopathy
Long linear lung shadow
Lower lung disease
Mediastinal and/or hilar lymph node enlargement
Miliary lung opacities
Peribronchovascular interstitial thickening
Perilymphatic small lung nodules
Small lung nodules
Widespread small irregular lung opacities
May Be Caused by
Breast cancer
Gastric cancer
Leukemia
Lung cancer
Pancreatic cancer


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