title: Extrapulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a wolf in sheep's clothing.
abstract: We present a case of a 32-year-old woman who was diagnosed with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) after detecting a mass in the upper anterior mediastinum. Two years after presentation another metastatic localisation of LAM occurred in the cervical region. With this article we would like to highlight the fact that there are still a lot of unanswered questions, especially regarding the best management of extrapulmonary LAM.
authors.affiliation: Unit for Interstitial Lung Diseases, Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. aurelie.derweduwen@uzleuven.be
authors.forename: Aurélie Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Derweduwen
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Verbeken
authors.forename: Marguerite
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stas
authors.forename: Johny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verschakelen
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coolen
authors.forename: Geert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Verleden
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wuyts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D018450:Disease Progression; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000469:parasitology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods