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https://doi.org/10.2147/ott.s194224
Copy DOIJournal: OncoTargets and Therapy | Publication Date: Mar 1, 2019 |
Citations: 2 | License type: CC BY-NC 3.0 |
Clinicians often encounter cases of pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis when treating patients with cancer. When such a condition develops before the diagnosis of cancer, its diagnosis is often challenging. Herein, we report about two patients with colorectal carcinoma diagnosed after the identification of lymphangitic carcinomatosis, which achieved complete remission with combination anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (anti-EGFR) antibody therapy. In case 1, a 74-year-old woman presented with cough and dyspnea that had persisted for 1 month. She had unresectable advanced carcinoma of the sigmoid colon with lymphangitic carcinomatosis. Her respiratory status gradually deteriorated due to the disease. Thus, FOLFIRI plus cetuximab therapy was initiated. Her dyspnea rapidly resolved with the treatment, and complete remission of lymphangitic carcinomatosis was achieved. In case 2, a 46-year-old man presented with fever and dyspnea that had persisted for 1 month. He had unresectable advanced carcinoma of the transverse colon with lymphangitic carcinomatosis. FOLFOXIRI therapy was then initiated. However, his respiratory status did not improve. Therefore, his treatment was immediately switched to FOLFIRI plus panitumumab. His dyspnea rapidly resolved with the treatment, and complete remission of lymphangitic carcinomatosis was achieved. In oncologic emergencies, such as lymphangitic carcinomatosis, requiring an early response to treatment, the administration of anti-EGFR antibodies may be a highly effective treatment option.
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