A case of lymphangioleiomyomatosis affecting the supraclavicular lymph nodes

The case of a 46-year-old woman with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) involving the supraclavicular, mediastinal, and pelvic lymph nodes in addition to the lungs is reported. Computed tomography incidentally revealed multiple thin-walled pulmonary cysts and low-attenuating masses in the supraclavicula...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of computer assisted tomography 2006-03, Vol.30 (2), p.279-282
Hauptverfasser: Kamitani, Takeshi, Yabuuchi, Hidetake, Soeda, Hiroyasu, Matsuo, Yoshio, Okafuji, Takashi, Sakai, Shuji, Hatakenaka, Masamitsu, Minami, Takahiro, Inoue, Hiromasa, Tanaka, Atsuo, Kohno, Hiroyuki, Tanaka, Michiko, Nakashima, Yutaka, Honda, Hiroshi
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Zusammenfassung:The case of a 46-year-old woman with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) involving the supraclavicular, mediastinal, and pelvic lymph nodes in addition to the lungs is reported. Computed tomography incidentally revealed multiple thin-walled pulmonary cysts and low-attenuating masses in the supraclavicular, mediastinal, and retroperitoneal lymph nodes. A biopsy of the supraclavicular mass was performed and diagnosed as LAM histopathologically. The common sites of extrapulmonary LAM include retroperitoneal and mediastinal lymph nodes; however, supraclavicular lymph node involvement is extremely rare.
ISSN:0363-8715
DOI:10.1097/00004728-200603000-00022