title: [2 cases of lymphangioleiomyomatosis treated by hormonal manipulation].
abstract: The course of disease in two women with bioptically verified lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is demonstrated. One was oestrogen- and progesterone-receptor negative, but responded promptly to hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy and has had no symptoms later. The other was receptor positive, but in spite of hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy and hormonal manipulation with tamoxifen and medroxyprogesterone, has had a complicated course of the disease with symptoms for ten years. LAM is a hormone dependent disease, but our knowledge is still incomplete. Hormonal manipulation should be tried in receptor positive as well as negative patients. Tamoxifen seems to have deleterious effects on the course of disease.
authors.affiliation: Medicinsk afdeling, Roskilde Amts Sygehus.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Anker
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Viskum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008203:Lymphangiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D008525:Medroxyprogesterone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010052:Ovariectomy; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013629:Tamoxifen; D008525:Medroxyprogesterone
vernacular_title: To tilfaelde af lymfangioleiomyomatose behandlet med hormonal manipulation.