Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis--a case report.
Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (PLAM) is a rare disease, occurs in 16-68-year-old women, especially in women of childbearing age. High-resolution computed tomography would be useful for diagnosis of PLAM. Immunohistochemistry of smooth muscle actin (SMA) and HMB-45 smooth muscle cells was positive for smooth muscle cells. Progesterone receptor and estrogen receptor in some smooth muscle cells were positive for some smooth muscle cells. HMB-45-positive diagnosis of the disease is more important.
Chun-Jie
CJ
Li
Guo-Zheng
GZ
Gao
Department of Pathology, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Meilin
M
Xu
Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China.
Guan-Wei
GW
Fan
D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor