Profuse coarse pulmonary nodules in a patient with lymphangioleiomyomatosis: thirty-three years of follow-up

Eur Clin Respir J. 2014 Dec 9:1. doi: 10.3402/ecrj.v1.26272. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disease characterized by progressive cystic destruction of the lungs. We present an unusual radiological presentation of lymphangioleiomyomatosis in a patient followed for 33 years with profuse coarse lung nodules in addition to the classical cystic lesions. We believe that this report might support the case for considering LAM a low-malignant neoplasm.

Keywords: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis; cysts; neoplasm; nodules.

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  • Case Reports