title: Broncheoalveolar carcinoma associated with pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: case report.
abstract: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disorder that predominantly affects the lung parenchyma of young women and it's characterized by pulmonary cyst. Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare genetic disorder presenting with hamartomas and neurologic symptoms. The two renal pathologies most commonly seen in TSC are angiomyolipomas and cysts; less commonly, TSC co-exist with polycystic kidney disease. In this report is described an uncommon case of a patient with broncheoalveolar carcinoma, pulmonary LAM and TSC with polycystic kidney disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Instituto Portugues de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Porto, Portugal. claudia.bilber@gmail.com
authors.forename: Cláudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: Narainder
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008203:Lymphangiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*