Radiologically Occult Pulmonary Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis Detected by 67Gallium-Citrate Scintiscan

Letters1 October 1976Radiologically Occult Pulmonary Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis Detected by 67Gallium-Citrate ScintiscanPIERRE R. BAND, M.D., BRIAN C. LENTLE, M.D., ROGER AMY, M.D., RAUL C. URTASUN, M.D., FRANK A. HERBERT, M.D.PIERRE R. BAND, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BRIAN C. LENTLE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROGER AMY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RAUL C. URTASUN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FRANK A. HERBERT, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-85-4-476 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe occurrence of pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis with normal chest roentgenogram is well documented (1). Although it is recorded that scintiscans with 131sodium iodide may detect radiologically occult metastases from thyroid carcinoma (2), the detection by 67gallium (Ga) scintiscanning of pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis from breast cancer in a patient with normal radiograph is of note.A 32-year-old white woman underwent a right radical mastectomy followed by radiation therapy to the right supraclavicular and parasternal areas for the treatment of a stage I adenocarcinoma of the breast. Seven years later, the patient developed a right pleural effusion showing malignant cells on cytology....References1. ALKALAYFAIRFAXBULLARD ICJ: Lymphangitic carcinomatosis of the lungs with normal appearing chest X-ray films. Chest 62:229-230, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. TURNERWEIR JC: Pulmonary metastases from thyroid carcinoma detectable only by 131I scan. Treatment and response. J Nucl Med 13:852-855, 1972 MedlineGoogle Scholar3. KHURANAMISHKINNIDEN MFA: Use of gallium to predict inflammatory activity in diffuse interstitial lung disease (abstract). Chest 68:416, 1975 Google Scholar4. SIENSENGRIEBESARGENT JSE: Gallium-67 scintigraphy of pulmonary diseases as a complement to radiography. Radiology 118:371-377, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Department of Medicine, Pathology and Radiology University of Alberta Department of Nuclear Medicine W.W. Cross Cancer Institute Edmonton, Alberta AB T6G 2G3 Canada PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByPulmonary Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis (PLC): Spectrum of FDG-PET FindingsPulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis from hypopharyngeal adenosquamous carcinoma 1 October 1976Volume 85, Issue 4Page: 476-477KeywordsBreast cancerCarcinomatosisCell biologyCellsLung and intrathoracic tumorsPatient advocacyPleural effusionRadiation therapyThoraxThyroid carcinoma Issue Published: 1 October 1976 PDF DownloadLoading ...