Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis with parietal pleural involvement: A case report and discussion of pathogenesis using pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a model

We report a case of sporadic pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis presenting with chylothorax and with parietal pleural involvement by the disease. The implications for the anatomic distribution of lesions in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis is discussed. The pathogenesis of pulmonary lymphangioleio...

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Main Authors: Shunei Asao, B.A., Charles M. Lombard, M.D., Pei Tsau, M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Human Pathology: Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214330018301482