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Lymphangitis carcinomatosa of the digestive tract: a rare but grave endoscopic and anatomopathologic entity
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Lymphangitis carcinomatosa of the digestive tract: a rare but grave endoscopic and anatomopathologic entity

N. Maamouri, S. Guellouz, N. Belkahla, F. Ben Hariz, S. Ketari, I. Chelly-Enneifer, H. Bdioui, H. Ouerghi, S. Chouaib, Z. Ben Safta, …
Acta endoscopica, Vol.39(6), pp.431-433
01/12/2009

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Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology Surgery
Lymphangitis carcinomatosa (LC) is an entity characterised by a diffuse invasion of the lymphatic vessels by malignant cells [1]. It is generally localised within the lungs. Extrapulmonary localisation is rare. LC of the digestive tract is exceptional, and essentially affects the duodenum, and more rarely the stomach and the small intestine. LC of the colon has never been described. We are reporting two cases of LC of the digestive tract: one of the duodenum, the other of the colon.

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