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Thoracic-abdominal MDCT: A one-stop-shop procedure for diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis.
- Source :
- Respiratory Medicine CME; Apr2010, Vol. 3 Issue 4, p218-219, 2p
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Abstract: A 62-year-old asymptomatic woman was referred for an abdominal multidetector CT (MDCT) scan to evaluate a renal angyomiolipoma. Upper MDCT images revealed multiple, bilateral pulmonary cystic lesion in the costo-phrenic sulci and a thin-section MDCT scan of the chest was consequently performed. Thin-section MDCT showed several thin-walled cysts uniformly distributed throughout the lung parenchyma consistent with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). This radiological approach secured a definite diagnosis of LAM, thus avoiding further invasive procedures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17550017
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Respiratory Medicine CME
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 55684239
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmedc.2009.12.003