Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis with parietal pleural involvement: A case report and discussion of pathogenesis using pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a model

Autor: Pei Tsau, Shunei Asao, Charles M. Lombard
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Human Pathology: Case Reports, Vol 15, Iss, Pp 88-91 (2019)
ISSN: 2214-3300
Popis: We report a case of sporadic pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis presenting with chylothorax and with parietal pleural involvement by the disease. The implications for the anatomic distribution of lesions in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis is discussed. The pathogenesis of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis is reviewed using pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a model. Keywords: Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Lymphangitic carcinomatosis, Pathogenesis
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