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A Case of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Affecting the Supraclavicular Lymph Nodes

Authors :
Shuji Sakai
Hiroshi Honda
Takashi Okafuji
Takeshi Kamitani
Hiromasa Inoue
Yutaka Nakashima
Hiroyasu Soeda
Takahiro Minami
Michiko Tanaka
Atsuo Tanaka
Hidetake Yabuuchi
Hiroyuki Kohno
Masamitsu Hatakenaka
Yoshio Matsuo
Source :
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 30:279-282
Publication Year :
2006
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2006.

Abstract

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.

Details

ISSN :
03638715
Volume :
30
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....0ee5ca3ca4925e0f40e6347289c03191
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-200603000-00022