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ArticleRadiology case reports2021

Asymptomatic lymphangioleiomyomatosis: Large cyst mimicking a hydropneumothorax in a healthy patient.

Caterina Benedetto, Ugo Barbaro, Carmelo Anfuso, Annalisa Militi, Rosa Morabito, Claudio Ruvolo, Francesco Monaco

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Caterina BenedettoDepartment of Radiology, I.R.C.C.S. Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo P.O Piemonte, Viale Europa 45, 98124 Messina, Italy.
Ugo BarbaroDepartment of Radiology, I.R.C.C.S. Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo P.O Piemonte, Viale Europa 45, 98124 Messina, Italy.
Carmelo AnfusoDepartment of Radiology, I.R.C.C.S. Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo P.O Piemonte, Viale Europa 45, 98124 Messina, Italy.
Annalisa MilitiDepartment of Radiology, I.R.C.C.S. Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo P.O Piemonte, Viale Europa 45, 98124 Messina, Italy.
Rosa MorabitoDepartment of Radiology, I.R.C.C.S. Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo P.O Piemonte, Viale Europa 45, 98124 Messina, Italy.
Claudio RuvoloDepartment of Radiology, I.R.C.C.S. Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo P.O Piemonte, Viale Europa 45, 98124 Messina, Italy.
Francesco MonacoThoracic Surgery Unit, Policlinico G. Martino, Hospital of the University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo · ITUniversity of Messina · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, idiopathic, cystic disease that affects lungs of young women at childbearing age. Usually, LAM clinical manifestations are pneumothorax, progressive dyspnea and chylous pleural effusions. In many cases, due to unusual and nonspecific symptoms, LAM is mis-recognized and patients, who are affected by such disease, receive delayed diagnosis. This case report focuses on a 45-year-old woman patient with asymptomatic lymphangioleiomyomatosis who presented a big cyst which makes it looks like hydropneumothorax condition. Although chest radiograph and following CT scan has given an incidental diagnosis of right hydropneumothorax, treatment with drainages and video-assisted thorascopic surgery, instead, has allowed us to formulate correct diagnosis of cysts in LAM.

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Chest X-rayComputed tomography scan (CT scan)CystHydropneumothoraxLymphangioleiomyomatosisVideo-assisted thorascopic surgery (VATS)

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