Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and Bourneville's tuberous sclerosis with pulmonary involvement: The same disease?

The authors studied the ultrastructural morphology of the lung in one case of Bourneville's tuberous sclerosis with pulmonary involvement. The observations in this report are similar to those previously reported in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and further emphasize the striking resemblanc...

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Published in:Cancer 1983-09, Vol.52 (5), p.851-855
Main Authors: Capron, Frédérique, Ameille, Jacques, Leclerc, Pascal, Mornet, Patrick, Barbagellata, Michel, Reynes, Michel, Rochemaure, Jacques
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cell Division
Female
Humans
Lung - pathology
Lung - ultrastructure
Lung Diseases - complications
Lung Diseases - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - ultrastructure
Lung Volume Measurements
Lymphangiomyoma - ultrastructure
Medical sciences
Muscle, Smooth - pathology
Neurology
Tuberous Sclerosis - complications
Tuberous Sclerosis - pathology
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Summary:The authors studied the ultrastructural morphology of the lung in one case of Bourneville's tuberous sclerosis with pulmonary involvement. The observations in this report are similar to those previously reported in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and further emphasize the striking resemblance between the two diseases.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(19830901)52:5<851::AID-CNCR2820520518>3.0.CO;2-M