Bilateral Virchow nodes: an unusual finding of pulmonary small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma metastasis
An enlarged left-sided supraclavicular node is a signal node for cancer metastasis. In such a case, the enlarged lymph node is often referred to as a Virchow node. The left-sided nature of the node is due to the drainage of the thoracic duct. So, the enlargement of a Virchow node is typically associ...
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| description | An enlarged left-sided supraclavicular node is a signal node for cancer metastasis. In such a case, the enlarged lymph node is often referred to as a Virchow node. The left-sided nature of the node is due to the drainage of the thoracic duct. So, the enlargement of a Virchow node is typically associated with malignancies, including gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and genitourinary carcinomas, in addition to lymphomas. This report documents a particularly unusual finding: bilateral Virchow nodes, representing metastasis of small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ec7da655e15436790add54f881f79182023-11-14T04:09:44ZengUniversity of São PauloAutopsy and Case Reports2236-19602023-11-0113Bilateral Virchow nodes: an unusual finding of pulmonary small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma metastasisMatthew J. Zdilla0Alexander R. Gross1Tara Hajarat2Jeffrey A. Vos3West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Laboratory Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USAWest Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Laboratory Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USAWest Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Laboratory Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USAWest Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Laboratory Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USAAn enlarged left-sided supraclavicular node is a signal node for cancer metastasis. In such a case, the enlarged lymph node is often referred to as a Virchow node. The left-sided nature of the node is due to the drainage of the thoracic duct. So, the enlargement of a Virchow node is typically associated with malignancies, including gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and genitourinary carcinomas, in addition to lymphomas. This report documents a particularly unusual finding: bilateral Virchow nodes, representing metastasis of small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma.https://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/218831anatomycarcinoma, lymph nodesneoplasm metastasisneoplasms |
| spellingShingle | Matthew J. Zdilla Alexander R. Gross Tara Hajarat Jeffrey A. Vos Bilateral Virchow nodes: an unusual finding of pulmonary small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma metastasis Autopsy and Case Reports anatomy carcinoma, lymph nodes neoplasm metastasis neoplasms |
| title | Bilateral Virchow nodes: an unusual finding of pulmonary small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma metastasis |
| title_full | Bilateral Virchow nodes: an unusual finding of pulmonary small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma metastasis |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral Virchow nodes: an unusual finding of pulmonary small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma metastasis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral Virchow nodes: an unusual finding of pulmonary small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma metastasis |
| title_short | Bilateral Virchow nodes: an unusual finding of pulmonary small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma metastasis |
| title_sort | bilateral virchow nodes an unusual finding of pulmonary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma metastasis |
| topic | anatomy carcinoma, lymph nodes neoplasm metastasis neoplasms |
| url | https://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/218831 |
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