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Abstract
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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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Lymphangiomyomatosis
- Lymphangioleiomyomatoses
- Lymphangiomyomatoses
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
differentiate from LYMPHANGIOMYOMA; coordinate IM with precoordinated organ/neoplasm terms (IM) if relevant
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History Note
2006 (1994)
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Previous Indexing
- Lymphangioma (1968-1993)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018192. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018192
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1878759