title: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: the effectiveness of radiotherapy-induced ovarian function annulment. A case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Pneumology Service, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Flandes Aldeyturriaga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Golpe Gómez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pérez Rodriguez
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens