Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: cause of a malignant chylous pleural effusion

J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jan 1;28(1):e4-6. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.23.3890. Epub 2009 Nov 9.

Authors

Izabela Malinowska-Kolodziej¹, Geraldine Finlay, Gregory Campbell, Maria L Garcia-Moliner, Barbara Weinstein, Cheryl A Doughty, Wei Qin, Catherine Butterfield, Sarah Short, Kuniaki Seyama, David J Kwiatkowski

Affiliation

¹ Translational Medicine Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 19901112
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2009.23.3890

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Chylothorax / etiology*
Female
Humans
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / complications*
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / pathology
Middle Aged
Pleural Effusion, Malignant / etiology*
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 Protein
Tumor Suppressor Proteins / genetics

Substances

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 Protein
Tumor Suppressor Proteins