Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis.
This paper reports a case of a 50 yr old premenopausal woman with pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. This asymptomatic woman was found to have 'pulmonary nodules' on routine chest x-ray simulating metastatic lesions. The final diagnosis was possible after pathological examination of the lung biopsy specimens. This case is atypical for 3 reasons: firstly, the patient's age was 50, unusually old for this tumor; secondly, she was asymptomatic; and finally, the pulmonary imaging findings revealed bilateral nodular lesions in contrast to the usual reticular pattern.
Firouz-Abadi
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland.
Higgins
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D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014463:Ultrasonography