Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
1999 Nov;32(11):1057-1059.
Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis with Pneumothorax
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Chunan Hospital.
- 2Department of Pulmonology, Soonchunhyang University Chunan Hospital.
Abstract
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Lymphangioleiomyomatosis(LAM) is defined as an abnormal proliferation of smooth muscles
in the lung tissue throughout lymphatics, vascular and bronchial structure. A 52-year-old
postmenopausal woman was admitted to our hospital for recurrent pneumothorax. She was treated
for medroxyprogesterone by LAM 1 month ago. We performed operation of pulmonary partial
resection and pleurodesis. The patient is receiving continuous medroxyprogesterone and
Leuplin administration, and currently, 6 months after the operation, is still showing good
results
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