A case of lymphangioleiomyomatosis affecting the supraclavicular lymph nodes.
The case of a 46-year-old woman with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) involving the supraclavicular, mediastinal, and pelvic lymph nodes in addition to the lungs is reported. Computed tomography incidentally revealed multiple thin-walled pulmonary cysts and low-attenuating masses in the supraclavicular, mediastinal, and retroperitoneal lymph nodes. A biopsy of the supraclavicular mass was performed and diagnosed as LAM histopathologically. The common sites of extrapulmonary LAM include retroperitoneal and mediastinal lymph nodes; however, supraclavicular lymph node involvement is extremely rare.
Kamitani
Takeshi
T
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yabuuchi
Hidetake
H
Soeda
Hiroyasu
H
Matsuo
Yoshio
Y
Okafuji
Takashi
T
Sakai
Shuji
S
Hatakenaka
Masamitsu
M
Minami
Takahiro
T
Inoue
Hiromasa
H
Tanaka
Atsuo
A
Kohno
Hiroyuki
H
Tanaka
Michiko
M
Nakashima
Yutaka
Y
Honda
Hiroshi
H
D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA