"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).
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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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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lymphangioleiomyomatosis" by people in Profiles.
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Belloli EA, Martinez FJ, Flaherty KR. Update in Interstitial Lung Disease 2014. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Sep 01; 192(5):538-43.
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Paul E, Thiele E. Efficacy of sirolimus in treating tuberous sclerosis and lymphangioleiomyomatosis. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jan 10; 358(2):190-2.
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Orens JB, Estenne M, Arcasoy S, Conte JV, Corris P, Egan JJ, Egan T, Keshavjee S, Knoop C, Kotloff R, Martinez FJ, Nathan S, Palmer S, Patterson A, Singer L, Snell G, Studer S, Vachiery JL, Glanville AR. International guidelines for the selection of lung transplant candidates: 2006 update--a consensus report from the Pulmonary Scientific Council of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2006 Jul; 25(7):745-55.
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Keyzer C, Bankier AA, Remmelinck M, Gevenois PA. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis mimicking Langerhans cell histiocytosis. J Thorac Imaging. 2001 Jul; 16(3):185-7.