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Case Reports
. 1993 Mar;103(3):967-8.
doi: 10.1378/chest.103.3.967.

Respiratory failure due to pulmonary lymphangitis carcinomatosis

J Fujita  1 , Y Yamagishi, A Kubo, K Takigawa, Y Yamaji, J Takahara
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Case Reports

Respiratory failure due to pulmonary lymphangitis carcinomatosis

J Fujita et al. Chest. 1993 Mar.

Abstract

A man with primary lung cancer developed respiratory failure due to lymphangitis carcinomatosis that was diagnosed by transbronchial lung biopsy specimen. After combination chemotherapy with high-dose etoposide and cisplatin (CDDP), he was able to cease oxygen therapy and showed improvement of his lymphangitis carcinomatosis. He received a total dose of 13,400 mg/m2 of etoposide. This case suggested that respiratory failure due to lymphangitis carcinomatosis can be a treatable condition.

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