Asymptomatic lymphangioleiomyomatosis: Large cyst mimicking a hydropneumothorax in a healthy patient.
Chest X-ray
Computed tomography scan (CT scan)
Cyst
Hydropneumothorax
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Video-assisted thorascopic surgery (VATS)
Journal
Radiology case reports
ISSN: 1930-0433
Titre abrégé: Radiol Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101467888
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Historique:
received:
25
01
2021
revised:
02
03
2021
accepted:
03
03
2021
entrez:
23
4
2021
pubmed:
24
4
2021
medline:
24
4
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, idiopathic, cystic disease that affects lungs of young women at childbearing age. Usually, LAM clinical manifestations are pneumothorax, progressive dyspnea and chylous pleural effusions. In many cases, due to unusual and nonspecific symptoms, LAM is mis-recognized and patients, who are affected by such disease, receive delayed diagnosis. This case report focuses on a 45-year-old woman patient with asymptomatic lymphangioleiomyomatosis who presented a big cyst which makes it looks like hydropneumothorax condition. Although chest radiograph and following CT scan has given an incidental diagnosis of right hydropneumothorax, treatment with drainages and video-assisted thorascopic surgery, instead, has allowed us to formulate correct diagnosis of cysts in LAM.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33889223
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.03.004
pii: S1930-0433(21)00142-4
pmc: PMC8047431
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
1325-1328Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.
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