"Lymphangioleiomyomatosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A disease characterized by the progressive invasion of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS into the LYMPHATIC VESSELS, and the BLOOD VESSELS. The majority of the cases occur in the LUNGS of women of child-bearing age, eventually blocking the flow of air, blood, and lymph. The common symptom is shortness of breath (DYSPNEA).
| Descriptor ID |
D018192
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.375.460.465 C04.557.450.692.500 C15.604.515.562.465 C20.683.515.710.465
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lymphangioleiomyomatosis" by people in Profiles.
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Marquez-Garban DC, Morales Martinez M, Pietras RJ. Estradiol Induces Neutrophil Expansion to Promote TSC-Null Tumor Progression. Endocrinology. 2023 06 26; 164(8).
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Hasegawa W, Yamauchi Y, Yasunaga H, Sunohara M, Jo T, Matsui H, Fushimi K, Takami K, Nagase T. Clinical features of 280 hospitalized patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis in Japan. Respirology. 2015 Jan; 20(1):160-5.
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Carbone M. Feasibility of immunotherapy for lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am J Pathol. 2009 Dec; 175(6):2252-4.
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Fremont RD, Milstone AP, Light RW, Ninan M. Chylothoraces after lung transplantation for lymphangioleiomyomatosis: review of the literature and utilization of a pleurovenous shunt. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007 Sep; 26(9):953-5.
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Giron J, Perez Blair E, Hunter Mellado R. A clinico-pathologic presentation of a 23-year old-female with lymphangioleiomyomatosis and Wilm's tumor. Bol Asoc Med P R. 2006 Jul-Sep; 98(3):196-202.