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Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and Bourneville's tuberous sclerosis with pulmonary involvement: The same disease?
Author(s) -
Capron Frédérique,
Ameille Jacques,
Leclerc Pascal,
Mornet Patrick,
Barbagellata Michel,
Reynes Michel,
Rochemaure Jacques
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19830901)52:5<851::aid-cncr2820520518>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - tuberous sclerosis , lymphangioleiomyomatosis , medicine , pathology , lung , 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 resemblance between the two diseases.