Diagnostic approach to pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Case report.
A diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis is to be considered in women with pleural chylous effusion when plain chest films show diffuse interstitial changes, possibly associated with cystic-like spaces and overinflation. The CT, showing the presence of a retroperitoneal mass, can ultimately help to outline the diagnosis of this syndrome as in the personal case observed in a postmenopausal woman. A presumptive pre-surgical biopsy diagnosis can be useful for studies of hormone-receptors and may be clinically relevant.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008203:Lymphangiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed