Key result
RCC resection precedes fulminant pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis within two weeks, requiring urgent systemic therapy.
Population
1 patient with renal cell carcinoma manifesting as lymphangitis carcinomatosa of the lungs
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
within two weeks
Authors
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May signal rapid post-resection progression in RCC; leaves open whether immediate adjuvant therapy improves outcomes.
Case Report (n=1)
This case illustrates the rare presentation of renal cell carcinoma as pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis and highlights the necessity of urgent follow-up with chemotherapy and immunotherapy after surgical resection.
Guddati et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Renal cell carcinoma with pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis (n=1). Surgical resection of the primary tumor with lymph node resection was evaluated on Clinical course and survival. Surgical resection of renal cell carcinoma was followed by fulminant pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis within two weeks, highlighting the need for urgent follow-up systemic therapy.
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