Lymphangioleiomyomatosis in a Male.
We report a 17-year-old male with a histopathologic diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis after surgery for a pneumothorax. In general, lymphangioleiomyomatosis has been considered a female-specific disease. However, there are a few lymphangioleiomyomatosis cases reported in males, and our patient is the youngest case reported. Spontaneous pneumothorax occurs most commonly in males in their late teens and early twenties. Histopathologic diagnosis cannot always be performed in young males with pneumothorax. However, simple diagnosis should be avoided, and lymphangioleiomyomatosis should be considered as an underlying disease. This remarkable case provides new and valuable clinical insights into young male pneumothorax.
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
Kazuhiro
K
Wakida
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan. Electronic address: yuiw@mac.com.
Yui
Y
Watanabe
Department of Pathology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Centre, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshio
T
Kumasaka
Division of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kuniaki
K
Seyama
Department of Human Pathology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Keiko
K
Mitani
Department of Human Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
Tsubasa
T
Hiraki
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
Go
G
Kamimura
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
Toshiyuki
T
Nagata
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
Yoshihiro
Y
Nakamura
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
Masami
M
Sato
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male