RECURRENT SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE CERVIX WITH PULMONARY LYMPHANGITIC METASTASIS

A case report and review of the world literature are presented to exam ine all the reported cases of cervical carcinoma manifesting as pulmon ary lymphangitic carcinomatosis in order to better understand this rar e condition. The clinical and pathologic features of this disease proc ess are reviewed, as are potential treatment options. We present the f irst reported case of an immunocompromised patient with cervical carci noma and pulmonary lymphangitic metastasis with a prospective diagnosi s made by transbronchial biopsy. Given that this condition carries a u niformly fatal prognosis, unwanted therapy may result from a missed di agnosis. A prospective pathologic diagnosis by transbronchial biopsy m ay guide appropriate therapy in these patients.