Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: recurrence after single lung transplantation.
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disease which afflicts young women of childbearing age. Recently, it has been listed as an indication for lung transplantation. We describe a case of recurrent LAM in a 31-year-old woman occurring in the allograft of a male donor after single lung transplantation. Nonisotopic in situ hybridization shows that the smooth muscle cell proliferation is of donor origin.
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Pathological Institute, Department of Surgery, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Germany.
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Müller
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Dienemann
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Vogelmeier
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Löhrs
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D000328:Adult; D002455:Cell Division; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000473:pathology*; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence