[Pulmonary cystic lesions in a young female patient].
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) primarily affects women of childbearing age. Diagnosing LAM can be challenging due to nonspecific symptoms ranging from asymptomatic findings to life-threatening respiratory insufficiency. Typical cystic changes in the lungs are identifiable through imaging techniques. In addition to imaging, blood tests, including the measurement of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor D (VEGF-D), as well as histopathological results from biopsies, can provide valuable information for diagnosing LAM. In this article, we discuss the case of a 31-year-old woman who was diagnosed with LAM incidentally.
Authors
- Jan Kellner
- Katja Weiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1247-6754)
- Beat Knechtle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2412-9103)
- Włodzimierz Drożdż
- Christian Friedrich Clarenbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2158-2321)
- Luis Manrique
- Fatmir Rama
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Medbase (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.23785/praxis.2025.04.008
- Primary Topic
- Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00