title: Multfocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia in a Chinese man masquerading as miliary tuberculosis.
abstract: Multifocal Micronodular Pneumocyte Hyperplasia (MMPH) is a rare and histologically, distinctive pulmonary manifestation of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) characterized by numerous and extensive proliferative lesions of type II pneumocytes similar to atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH) or non-mucinous adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS). We reported MMPH in a 38-year-old Chinese man with TSC masquerading for 16 months as miliary tuberculosis and discussed the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Hou-Rong
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Eugene J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Mark
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Li-Yun
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Fan-Qing
authors.initials: FQ
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056809:Alveolar Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Tuberous sclerosis complex; multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia