Sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis with multiple atypical features: A case report and literature review

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2018 Jan-Mar;61(1):94-97. doi: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_843_16.

Abstract

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, genetically determined, progressive interstitial lung disease, which almost exclusively affects women, especially at the childbearing age. The initial symptoms and radiographic changes in a patient with LAM are always associated with the respiratory system. Here, we present a case of mediastinal and abdominal LAM of a 22-year-old male, where LAM cells are negative for human melanoma black-45 ( HMB-45). The report of this uncharacterized LAM case will make a significant contribution to the realization of LAM associated clinical features, diagnostic approaches, and its afterward treatments.

Keywords: Extrapulmonary; HMB-45 negative; lymphangioleiomyomatosis; man.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry / methods
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / physiopathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / diagnosis
  • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / physiopathology*
  • Male
  • Melanoma-Specific Antigens / analysis
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Young Adult
  • gp100 Melanoma Antigen

Substances

  • Melanoma-Specific Antigens
  • PMEL protein, human
  • gp100 Melanoma Antigen