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
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author Shunei Asao, B.A.
Charles M. Lombard, M.D.
Pei Tsau, M.D.
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description 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 lymphangioleiomyomatosis is reviewed using pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a model. Keywords: Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Lymphangitic carcinomatosis, Pathogenesis
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spelling doaj.art-189b5d0f02e342ce961e3d8be18883982022-12-21T19:48:28ZengElsevierHuman Pathology: Case Reports2214-33002019-03-01158891Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis with parietal pleural involvement: A case report and discussion of pathogenesis using pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a modelShunei Asao, B.A.0Charles M. Lombard, M.D.1Pei Tsau, M.D.2Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, United StatesEl Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA, United States; Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, United States; Corresponding author at: Department of Pathology, GC 431, El Camino Hospital, 2500 Grant Road, Mountain View, CA 94040, United States.Cardiothoracic Surgery, El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA, United States; Palo Alto Medical Foundation, United StatesWe 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 lymphangioleiomyomatosis is reviewed using pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a model. Keywords: Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Lymphangitic carcinomatosis, Pathogenesishttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214330018301482
spellingShingle Shunei Asao, B.A.
Charles M. Lombard, M.D.
Pei Tsau, M.D.
Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis with parietal pleural involvement: A case report and discussion of pathogenesis using pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a model
Human Pathology: Case Reports
title Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis with parietal pleural involvement: A case report and discussion of pathogenesis using pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a model
title_full Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis with parietal pleural involvement: A case report and discussion of pathogenesis using pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a model
title_fullStr Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis with parietal pleural involvement: A case report and discussion of pathogenesis using pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a model
title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis with parietal pleural involvement: A case report and discussion of pathogenesis using pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a model
title_short Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis with parietal pleural involvement: A case report and discussion of pathogenesis using pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a model
title_sort pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis with parietal pleural involvement a case report and discussion of pathogenesis using pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a model
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214330018301482
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