Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: the effectiveness of radiotherapy-induced ovarian function annulment. A case report.
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis is an unusual disease characterized by atypical smooth muscle hyperplasia especially of the lymphatic system and affecting females in their child-bearing years. We present a case in which ovarian function was annuled through radiotherapy, instead of resorting to the most commonly used oophorectomy, since the patient's severe respiratory dysfunction made surgery inadvisable. The clinical, radiological and functional characteristics of this entity are discussed, and the therapeutic possibilities are reviewed.
Flandes Aldeyturriaga
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Pneumology Service, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Golpe Gómez
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Pérez Rodriguez
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D000328:Adult; D004967:Estrogens; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008203:Lymphangiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D009376:Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / Q000628:therapy*; D010053:Ovary / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011859:Radiography
D004967:Estrogens