Lymphangitis carcinomatosa

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Lymphangitis carcinomatosa is inflammation of the lymph vessels secondary to a malignancy. Breast, lung, stomach, pancreas, and prostate cancers are the most common tumors that result in lymphangitis. First described by pathologist Gabriel Andral in 1829 in a patient with uterine cancer.

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  • Doyle L. (August 1989). "Gabriel Andral (1797-1876) and the first reports of lymphangitis carcinomatosa.". J R Soc Med. 82 (8): 491–3. PMID 2674433. Full text
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