lymphangioleiomyomatosis

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lymphangioleiomyomatosis /lym·phan·gio·leio·myo·ma·to·sis/ (lim-fan″je-o-li″o-mi″o-mah-to´sis) lymphangiomyomatosis.

lymphangiomyomatosis [lim-fan″je-o-mi″o-mah-to´sis]

a progressive disorder of women of child-bearing age, marked by nodular and diffuse interstitial proliferation of smooth muscle in the lungs, lymph nodes, and thoracic duct. Called also lymphangioleiomyomatosis.

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lymphangiomyomatosis			LAM, or Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, is a rare lung disease which mainly affects women in their mid-30s to forties. Two years to save my life; Today The Journal launches a campaign to ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England) She was later diagnosed with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a slow-progressing disease, and over the years she grew gradually weaker as her lung deteriorated. GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE; This National Transplant Week, make sure ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) The HRCT frequently will show nonspecific patterns such as reticular markings, ground glass opacities, honeycombing and/or traction bronchiectasis, but rarely, the findings will be specific enough to yield a diagnosis such as the thin-walled parenchymal cysts of lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Thoughts on the diagnosis and management of interstitial lung diseases by de Andrade, Joao A. / Southern Medical Journal			lymphadenectomy lymphadenia lymphadenitis lymphadeno- lymphadenocele lymphadenogram lymphadenography lymphadenoid lymphadenoid goiter lymphadenoma lymphadenopathy lymphadenopathy syndrome lymphadenopathy-associated virus lymphadenosis lymphadenotomy lymphagogue lymphangial lymphangiectasia lymphangiectasis lymphangiectomy lymphangio- lymphangioendothelioma lymphangiofibroma lymphangiogram lymphangiography lymphangioleiomyomatosis lymphangiology lymphangioma lymphangioma cavernosum lymphangioma circumscriptum lymphangioma cysticum lymphangioma simplex lymphangiomas lymphangiomata lymphangiomyomatosis lymphangiophlebitis lymphangioplasty lymphangiosarcoma lymphangioscintigraphy lymphangiotomy lymphangitis lymphapheresis lymphatic lymphatic capillary plexus lymphatic corpuscle lymphatic drainage lymphatic duct Lymphatic fluid lymphatic follicles of rectum lymphatic follicles of stomach lymphatic leukemia			Lymphangeitis lymphangial lymphangial lymphangiectasia lymphangiectasia lymphangiectasia lymphangiectasis lymphangiectasis lymphangiectasis lymphangiectomy lymphangiectomy lymphangiitis lymphangiitis lymphangiitis lymphangio- lymphangioendothelial sarcoma lymphangioendothelioma lymphangioendothelioma lymphangiofibroma lymphangiofibroma lymphangiogram lymphangiogram lymphangiograms lymphangiograms lymphangiographic lymphangiographic lymphangiographies lymphangiographies lymphangiography lymphangiography lymphangioleiomyomatosis lymphangiology lymphangioma lymphangioma lymphangioma lymphangioma cavernosum lymphangioma cavernosum lymphangioma cavernosum lymphangioma circumscriptum lymphangioma circumscriptum lymphangioma circumscriptum lymphangioma cysticum lymphangioma cysticum lymphangioma cysticum lymphangioma simplex lymphangioma simplex lymphangioma simplex lymphangiomas lymphangiomas lymphangiomas lymphangiomata lymphangiomata lymphangiomata lymphangiomatous hamartoma lymphangiomatous hamartoma lymphangiomatous hamartoma lymphangiomyomatosis lymphangiophlebitis lymphangioplasty lymphangiosarcoma lymphangiosarcoma

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