An Early Stage Case of Pulmonary Lymphagiomyomatosis

A 35-year-old unmarried woman was admitted to our hospital because of right pneumothorax. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis was suspected from CT and transbronchial lung biopsy findings. The diagnosis was confirmed histologically by open lung biopsy. As her biopsy specimen showed positive findings for...

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Published inThe Japanese journal of thoracic diseases Vol. 27; no. 7; pp. 860 - 865
Main Authors Kumazaki, Satoshi, Mishima, Hideyasu, Nishimiya, Katsuaki, Ishihara, Teruo, Yamada, Ryuichi, Uzawa, Takeshi, Suematsu, Naomi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Japanese Respiratory Society 25.07.1989
Subjects
Computed tomography
Estrogen receptor
Progesterone receptor
Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis
Tamoxifen
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Summary:A 35-year-old unmarried woman was admitted to our hospital because of right pneumothorax. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis was suspected from CT and transbronchial lung biopsy findings. The diagnosis was confirmed histologically by open lung biopsy. As her biopsy specimen showed positive findings for both estrogen and progesterone receptor, tamoxifen administration was started. The CT revealed multiple cystic lesions (5-10mm in diameter) but otherwise normal vascular structures and normal lung density. The plain chest radiograph showed no abnormalities. CT is very useful for the early detection of pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis.
ISSN:0301-1542
1883-471X
DOI:10.11389/jjrs1963.27.860