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ArticleCureus2023

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis With Atypical Presentation Following Pneumothorax: A Case Report.

Rita Q Rodrigues, Margarida M Carvalho, Conceição Souto-Moura, Ana Loureiro

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Rita Q RodriguesPulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, PRT.
Margarida M CarvalhoPulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, PRT.
Conceição Souto-MouraPathology and Laboratory Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, PRT.
Ana LoureiroPulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, PRT.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare systemic disease that typically presents like cystic lung disease. High-resolution computed tomography (CT) is the recommended imaging technique, with cysts being the hallmark: typically multiple, well-circumscribed, thin-walled, with a variable diameter (usually <2 cm) and widespread in distribution. The gold standard for diagnosis is a biopsy. LAM should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic lung diseases. The authors report a case of LAM presenting with a pneumothorax, which due to its atypical imaging characteristics, mimicked another uncommon cystic disease. A multidisciplinary approach is crucial when dealing with presentations of rare diseases.

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congenital pulmonary airway malformationlymphangioleiomyomatosispneumothoraxpulmonary cystssegmentectomy

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PMID38046731
PMCPMC10691870

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