Recent LAM Articles 1998-Present.
LAM Funded Scientists and LAM Board Members in bold.

McCormack FX. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Medscape General Medicine. January 18, 2006.

Goncharova EA, Goncharov DA, Spaits M, Noonan DJ, Talovskaya EV, Eszterhas A, Krymskaya VP. Abnormal Smooth Muscle Cell Growth in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM): Role for Tumor Suppressor TSC2. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2006 Jan 19.

Ryu JH, Moss J, Beck GJ, Lee JC, Brown KK, Chapman JT, Finlay GA, Olson EJ, Ruoss SJ, Maurer JR, Raffin TA, Peavy HH, McCarthy K, Taveira-DaSilva A, McCormack FX, Avila NA, DeCastro RM, Jacobs SS, Stylianou M, Fanburg BL. The NHLBI Lymphangioleio-myomatosis Registry: Characteristics of 230 Patients at Enrollment. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; published ahead of print on October 6, 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200409-1298OC.

Black JL, Ge Q, Boustany S, Johnson PR, Poniris MH, Glanville AR, Oliver BG, Moir LM, Burgess JK. In vitro studies of lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Eur Respir J. 2005 Oct;26(4):569-76.

Kumasaka T, Seyama K, Mitani K, Souma S, Kashiwagi S, Hebisawa A, Sato T, Kubo H, Gomi K, Shibuya K, Fukuchi Y, Suda K. Lymphangiogenesis-Mediated Shedding of LAM Cell Clusters as a Mechanism for Dissemination in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2005 Oct; 29 (10): 1356-1366.

Nellist M, Burgers PC, van den Ouweland AM, Halley DJ, Luider TM. Phosphorylation and binding partner analysis of the TSC1-TSC2 complex. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Aug 5;333(3):818-26.

Cohen MM, Pollock-Barziv S, Johnson S. The emerging clinical picture of lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Thorax. 2005 Jul 29.

Pollock-Barziv SM, Cohen MM, Maclean H, Downey GP. Patients' perceptions versus medical testing of function in women with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). Respir Med. 2005 Jul;99(7):901-9.

Mak BC, Kenerson HL, Aicher LD, Barnes EA, Yeung RS. Aberrant {beta}-Catenin Signaling in Tuberous Sclerosis. Am J Pathol 2005 Jul;167(1):107-16.

York B, Lou D, Panettieri Jr RA, Krymskaya VP, Vanaman TC, Noonan DJ. Cross-talk between tuberin, calmodulin, and estrogen signaling pathways. FASEB J. 2005 Apr 25.

Kenerson H, Dundon TA, Yeung RS. Effects of rapamycin in the Eker rat model of tuberous sclerosis complex. Pediatr Res. 2005 Jan;57(1):67-75.

Sarbassov D, Guertin D, Ali SM, Sabatini DM. Phosphorylation and Regulation of Akt/PKB by the Rictor-mTOR Complex. Science 2005 Feb. 18. V307: 1098-1101.

Avila NA, Dwyer AJ, Murphy-Johnson DV, Brooks P, Moss J. Sonography of lymphangioleiomyoma in lymphangioleiomyomatosis: demonstration of diurnal variation in lesion size. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 Feb;184(2):459-64.

Inoki K, Corradetti MN, Guan KL. Dysregulation of the TSC-mTOR pathway in human disease. Jan. 2005. V37, No1: 19-24.

York B, Lou D, Panettieri, Jr. RA., Krymskaya VP, Vanaman TC, and Noonan DJ. Crosstalk Between Tuberin, Calmodulin and Estrogen Signaling Pathways. FASEB J. FASEB J. : In Press

Roux PP, Ballif BA, Anjum R, Gygi SP,and BlenisJ. Tumor-promoting phorbol esters and activated Ras inactivate the tuberous sclerosis tumor suppressor complex via p90 ribosomal S6 kinase. PNAS. September14,2004. Vol.101, No.37:13489-13494.

Finlay GA, York B, Karas RH, Fanburg BL, Zhang H, Kwiatkowski DJ, Noonan DJ. Estrogen-induced smooth muscle cell growth is regulated by tuberin and associated with altered activation of platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta and ERK-1/2. J Biol Chem. 2004 May 28;279(22):23114-22.

Astrinidis A, Henske EP. Aberrant cellular differentiation and migration in renal and pulmonary tuberous sclerosis complex.J Child Neurol. 2004 Sep;19(9):710-5.

Zhe X, Schuger L. Combined smooth muscle and melanocytic differentiation in lymphangioleiomyomatosis.J Histochem Cytochem. 2004 Dec;52(12):1537-42.

Cottin V, Vukusic S, Jouanneau E, Lazor R, Cordier JF. Should patients with lymphan-gioleiomyomatosis undergo screening for meningioma? Eur Respir J. 2004. Nov;24(5):888-9

Zhe X, Yang Y, Schuger L. Imbalanced Plasminogen System in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: Potential Role of Serum Response Factor. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2004 Oct 28.

Taveira-DaSilva AM, Stylianou MP, Hedin CJ, Hathaway O, Moss J. Decline in lung function in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis treated with or without progesterone. Chest. 2004 Dec;126(6):1867-74.

Crooks DM, Pacheco-Rodriguez G, DeCastro RM, McCoy JP Jr, Wang JA, Kumaki F, Darling T, Moss J. Molecular and genetic analysis of disseminated neoplastic cells in lymphangioleiomyomatosis.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Dec 14;101(50):17462-7.

Taveira-Dasilva AM, Stylianou MP, Hedin CJ, Hathaway O, Moss J. Bone Mineral Density in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Oct 1.

Johnson SR, Whale CI, Hubbard RB, Lewis SA, Tattersfield AE. Survival and disease progression in UK patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Thorax. 2004 Sep;59(9):800-3.

Glassberg MK. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Clin Chest Med. 2004 Sep;25(3):573-82, vii.

Sato T, Seyama K, Kumasaka T, Fujii H, Setoguchi Y, Shirai T, Tomino Y, Hino O, Fukuchi Y. A patient with TSC1 germline mutation whose clinical phenotype was limited to lymphangioleiomyomatosis. J Intern Med. 2004 Aug;256(2):166-73.

Kumasaka T, Seyama K, Mitani K, Sato T, Souma S, Kondo T, Hayashi S, Minami M, Uekusa T, Fukuchi Y, Suda K. Lymphangiogenesis in lymphangioleiomyomatosis: its implication in the progression of lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2004 Aug;28(8):1007-16.

Lazor R, Valeyre D, Lacronique J, Wallaert B, Urbane T, Cordier JF; The Groupe d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Maladies "Orphelines" Pulmonaires. Low initial KCO predicts rapid FEV1 decline in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Respir Med. 2004 Jun;98(6):536-41.

Merrilees MJ, Hankin EJ, Black JL, Beaumont B. Matrix proteoglycans and remodelling of interstitial lung tissue in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. J Pathol. 2004 Jun;203(2):653-60.

Ferri N, Carragher NO, Raines EW. Role of discoidin domain receptors 1 and 2 in human smooth muscle cell-mediated collagen remodeling: potential implications in atherosclerosis and lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am J Pathol. 2004 May;164(5):1575-85.

Pechet TT, Meyers BF, Guthrie TJ, Battafarano RJ, Trulock EP, Cooper JD, Patterson GA. Lung transplantation for lymphangioleiomyomatosis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2004 Mar;23(3):301-8.

Evans SE, Colby TV, Ryu JH, Limper AH. Transforming growth factor-beta 1 and extracellular matrix-associated fibronectin expression in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Chest. 2004 Mar;125(3):1063-70.

Vlahakis NE, Young BA, Atakilit A, Sheppard D. The lymphangiogenic vascular endothelial growth factors VEGF-C and -D are ligands for the integrin alpha9beta1. J Biol Chem. 2005 Feb 11;280(6):4544-52.

Finlay G. The LAM cell: what is it, where does it come from, and why does it grow? Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2004 Apr;286(4):L690-3.

Lim KE, Tsai YH, Hsu Yl Y, Hsu Wc W. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: high-resolution CT findings in 11 patients and compared with the literature. Clin Imaging. 2004 Jan-Feb;28(1):1-5.

Pileri SA, Cavazza A, Schiavina M, Zompatori M, Pederzoli M, Goldfischer M, Sabattini E, Ascani S, Pasquinelli G, Bonetti F, Colby TV. Clear-cell proliferation of the lung with lymphangioleiomyomatosis-like change.Histopathology. 2004 Feb;44(2):156-63.

Goncharova E, Goncharov D, Noonan D, Krymskaya VP. 2004. TSC2 Modulates Actin Cytoskeleton and Focal Adhesion through TSC1-Binding Domain and the Rac1 GTPase. The Journal of Cell Biology. V.167, No. 6 Dec. 20, 2004: 1171-1182.

McCormack FX, Young L.2004. Advances in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Pulmonary and Critical Care Update Online. V18.

Harrington LS, Findlay GM, Gray A, Tolkacheva T, Wigfield S, Rebholz H, Barnett J, Leslie NR, Cheng S, Shepherd PR, Gout I, Downes CP, and Lamb RF. The TSC1-2 tumor suppressor controls insulin-PI3K signaling via regulation of IRS proteins.

Karbowniczek M, Cash T, Cheung M, Robertson GP, Astrinidis A, Henske EP. Regulation of B-Raf kinase activity by tuberin and Rheb is mTOR independent. J Biol Chem. 2004 May 18.

van Slegtenhorst M, Carr E, Stoyanova R, Kruger WD, Henske EP. Tsc1+ and tsc2+ regulate arginine uptake and metabolism in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. J Biol Chem. 2004 Mar 26;279(13):12706-13.

Sietsema KE, McCormack FX. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: insights about, and from, a rare disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Dec 15;168(12):1405-6.

Martignoni G, Pea M, Rocca PC, Bonetti F. Renal pathology in the tuberous sclerosis complex. Pathology. 2003 Dec;35(6):505-12.

Whale CI, Johnson SR, Phillips KG, Newton SA, Lewis SA, Tattersfield AE. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a case-control study of perinatal and early life events. Thorax. 2003 Nov; 58(11):979-82.

Walker CL, Hunter D, Everitt JI. Uterine leiomyoma in the Eker rat: a unique model for important diseases of women. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2003 Dec;38(4):349-56.

Henske EP. Metastasis of benign tumor cells in tuberous sclerosis complex. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2003 Dec;38(4):376-81.

Inoki K, Li Y, Xu T, Guan KL. Rheb GTPase is a direct target of TSC2 GAP activity and regulates mTOR signaling. Genes Dev. 2003 Aug 1;17(15):1829-34.

Castro AF, Rebhun JF, Clark GJ, Quilliam LA. Rheb binds tuberous sclerosis complex 2 (TSC2) and promotes S6 kinase activation in a rapamycin- and farnesylation-dependent manner. J Biol Chem. 2003 Aug 29;278(35):32493-6.

Knowles MA, Habuchi T, Kennedy W, Cuthbert-Heavens D. Mutation spectrum of the 9q34 tuberous sclerosis gene TSC1 in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Cancer Res. 2003 Nov 15;63(22):7652-6.

Brugarolas JB, Vazquez F, Reddy A, Sellers WR, Kaelin WG Jr. TSC2 regulates VEGF through mTOR-dependent and -independent pathways. Cancer Cell. 2003 Aug;4(2):147-58.

KenInoki, YongLi, TianXu, andKun-Liang Guan.Rheb GTPase is a direct target of TSC2 GAP activity and regulates mTOR signaling. GENES&DEVELOPMENT 17:1829-1834.

El-Hashemite N, Zhang H, Henske EP, Kwiatkowski DJ. 2003. Mutation in TSC2 and activation of mammalian target of rapamycin signalling pathway in renal angiomyolipoma. Lancet 2003; 361: 1348-49.

Zhe X, Yang, Y, Jakkaraju S, Schuger L. 2003. Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-3 Downregulation in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Potential consequence of abnormal serum response factor expression. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. Vol 28 pp 504-511.

Karbowniczek M, Yu J, Henske EP. 2003. Renal angiomyolipomas from patients with sporadic lymphangiomyomatosis contain both neoplastic and non-neoplastic vascular structures. Am J Pathol Feb;162(2):491-500

Wockel W, Morresi-Hauf A.[Micronodulary pneumocyte hyperplasia in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and tuberous sclerosis] Pneumologie. 2003 Nov;57(11):662-6.

Kishi K, Homma S, Sakamoto S, Kawabata M, Tsuboi E, Narui K, Yoshimura K,Nakata K. [High efficacy of pleurodesis using OK-432 for controlling intractable pneumothorax associated with pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis]Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2003 Oct;41(10):704-7.

Dauriat G, Brugiere O, Mal H, Camuset J, Castier Y, Leseche G, Fournier M. Refractory chylothorax after lung transplantation for lymphangioleiomyomatosis successfully cured with instillation of povidone. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Sep;126(3):875-7.

Taveira-DaSilva AM, Stylianou MP, Hedin CJ, Kristof AS, Avila NA, Rabel A,Travis WD, Moss J. Maximal oxygen uptake and severity of disease in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Sep 4.

Ryu JH, Swensen SJ. Cystic and cavitary lung diseases: focal and diffuse.Mayo Clin Proc. 2003 Jun;78(6):744-52.

Date H, Aoe M, Nagahiro I, Sano Y, Andou A, Matsubara H, Goto K, Tedoriya T,Shimizu N. Living-donor lobar lung transplantation for various lung diseases. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Aug;126(2):476-81.

Chan AL, Kwack S, Jones KD, Glassberg MK, Gherman CR. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis and SZ alpha(1)-antitrypsin disease: a unique combination? Chest. 2003 Aug;124(2):763-5.

Shitrit D, Izbicki G, Ben-Dov I, Kramer MR. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a rare indication for lung transplantation.Isr Med Assoc J. 2003 Jul;5(7):533.

Dimmler A, Seitz G, Hohenberger W, Kirchner T, Faller G. Late pulmonary metastasis in uterine PEComa. J Clin Pathol. 2003 Aug;56(8):627-8.

Jaiswal VR, Baird J, Fleming J, Miller DS, Sharma S, Molberg K. Localized retroperitoneal lymphangioleiomyomatosis mimicking malignancy. A case report and review of the literature. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2003 Jul;127(7):879-82.

Wong YY, Yeung TK, Chu WC. Atypical presentation of lymphangioleiomyomatosis as acute abdomen: CT diagnosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 Jul;181(1):284-5.

Mitchell AL, Parisi MA, Sybert VP. Effects of pregnancy on the renal and pulmonary manifestations in women with tuberous sclerosis complex. Genet Med. 2003 May-Jun;5(3):154-60.

Krymskaya VP. Tumour suppressors hamartin and tuberin: intracellular signalling. Cell Signal. 2003 Aug;15(8):729-39.

Panizo-Santos A, Sola I, De Alava E, Lozano MD, Idoate MA, Pardo FJ. Angiomyolipoma and PEComa Are Immunoreactive for MyoD1 in Cell Cytoplasmic Staining Pattern. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2003 Jun;11(2):156-60.

Sampson JR. TSC1 and TSC2: genes that are mutated in the human genetic disorder tuberous sclerosis. Biochem Soc Trans. 2003 Jun;31(Pt 3):592-6.

Rochaix P, Lacroix-Triki M, Lamant L, Pichereaux C, Valmary S, Puente E, Al Saati T, Monsarrat B, Susini C, Buscail L, Delsol G, Voigt JJ. PNL2, a New Monoclonal Antibody Directed against a Fixative ResistantMelanocyte Antigen. Mod Pathol. 2003 May;16(5):481-90.

Badawi RA, Geddes DM. Exertional haemoptysis: LAM and TSC. Thorax. 2003 May;58(5):460.

Lu HC, Wang J, Tsang YM, Lin MC, Li YW. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis initially presenting with abdominal pain: a case report. Clin Imaging. 2003 May-Jun;27(3):166-70.

Pan LH, Ito H, Kurose A, Yamauchi K, Inoue H, Sawai T. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a case report with immunohistochemical details and DNA analysis. Tohoku J Exp Med. 2003 Feb;199(2):119-26.

Mangoni di Santo Stefano ML, Esposito S, Codella U, Cappabianca S, Grassi R. Renal angiomyolipoma as a sign of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). Case report and review of literature. Radiol Med (Torino). 2003 Jan-Feb;105(1-2):122-6.

Homolka J, Svobodova L, Slovakova A, Votava V, Polak J. [Lymphangioleiomyomatosis in a menopausal woman] Cas Lek Cesk. 2003 Feb;142(2):117-9.

Mahmood MN, Stone CH. Pathologic quiz case: a 40-year-old woman with exertional dyspnea. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2003 Apr;127(4):e239-41.

Gokdemir G, Kivanc-Altunay I, Yoldemir T. Acquired vulvar lymphangiomatosis after cancer therapy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2003 Apr;81(1):65-7.

Kim NR, Chung MP, Park CK, Lee KS, Han J. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and multiple hepatic angiomyolipomas in a man. Pathol Int. 2003 Apr;53(4):231-5.

De Pauw RA, Boelaert JR, Haenebalcke CW, Matthys EG, Schurgers MS, De Vriese AS. Renal angiomyolipoma in association with pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2003 Apr;41(4):877-83.

Oberstein EM, Fleming LE, Gomez-Marin O, Glassberg MK. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM): examining oral contraceptive pills and the onset of disease. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2003 Jan-Feb;12(1):81-5.

Tsubaki K, Tomioka T, Arita H, Hanaoka K. [Anesthetic management of a patient with lymphangioleiomyomatosis who developed respiratory failure post-operatively] Masui. 2003 Jan;52(1):49-51.

Bittmann I, Rolf B, Amann G, Lohrs U. Recurrence of lymphangioleiomyomatosis after single lung transplantation: new insights into pathogenesis. Hum Pathol. 2003 Jan;34(1):95-8.

Lamblin A, Mulliez E, Lemaitre L, Pattou F, Proye C. [Acute peritonitis: a rare presentation of chylous ascites] Ann Chir. 2003 Feb;128(1):49-52.

Koyama M, Johkoh T, Honda O, Tsubamoto M, Kozuka T, Tomiyama N, Hamada S, Nakamura H, Akira M, Ichikado K, Fujimoto K, Rikimaru T, Tateishi U, Muller NL. Chronic cystic lung disease: diagnostic accuracy of high-resolution CT in 92 patients.AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 Mar;180(3):827-35.

Flores-Delgado G, Anderson KD, Warburton D. Nongenomic estrogen action regulates tyrosine phosphatase activity and tuberinstability. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2003 Jan 31;199(1-2):143-51.

Kozower BD, Meyers BF, Ciccone AM, Guthrie TJ, Patterson GA. Potential for detrimental hyperinflation after lung transplantation with application of negative pleural pressure to undersized lung grafts. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Feb;125(2):430-2.

Ryu JH, Doerr CH, Fisher SD, Olson EJ, Sahn SA. Chylothorax in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Chest. 2003 Feb;123(2):623-7.

Astrinidis A, Senapedis W, Coleman TR, Henske EP. Cell cycle-regulated phosphorylation of hamartin, the product of the tuberous sclerosis complex 1 gene, by CDK1/cyclin B. J Biol Chem. 2003 Dec 19;278(51):51372-9.

Yu J, Astrinidis A, Howard S, Henske EP. Estradiol and Tamoxifen Stimulate Lymphangiomyomatosis-Associated Angiomyolipoma Cell Growth and Activate Both Genomic and Non-Genomic Signaling Pathways. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2003 Aug 15.

Kwiatkowski DJ. Rhebbing up mTOR: New Insights on TSC1 and TSC2, and the Pathogenesis of Tuberous Sclerosis. Cancer Biol Ther. 2003 Sep-Oct;2(5):471-6.

Zhang H, Cicchetti G, Onda H, Koon HB, Asrican K, Bajraszewski N, Vazquez F,Carpenter CL, Kwiatkowski DJ. Loss of Tsc1/Tsc2 activates mTOR and disrupts PI3K-Akt signaling through downregulation of PDGFR. J Clin Invest. 2003 Oct;112(8):1223-33.

El-Hashemite N, Walker V, Zhang H, Kwiatkowski DJ. Loss of Tsc1 or Tsc2 induces vascular endothelial growth factor production through mammalian target of rapamycin. Cancer Res. 2003 Sep 1;63(17):5173-7.

El-Hashemite N, Zhang H, Henske EP, Kwiatkowski DJ. Mutation in TSC2 and activation of mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway in renal angiomyolipoma. Lancet. 2003 Apr 19;361(9366):1348-9.

Finlay GA, Hunter DS, Walker CL, Paulson KE, Fanburg BL. Regulation of PDGF production and ERK activation by estrogen is associated with TSC2 gene expression.Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2003 Aug;285(2):C409-18.

Yeung RS. Multiple roles of the tuberous sclerosis complex genes. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2003 Dec;38(4):368-75.

Mak BC, Takemaru K, Kenerson HL, Moon RT, Yeung RS. The tuberin-hamartin complex negatively regulates beta-catenin signaling activity.J Biol Chem. 2003 Feb 21;278(8):5947-51.

Byard RW, Blumbergs PC, James RA Mechanisms of unexpected death in tuberous sclerosis. Forensic Science Center, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. byard.roger@saugov.sa.gov.au

Pan D, Zhe X, Jakkaraju S, Taylor GA, Schuger L. 2002. P311 induces a TGF- b1-independent, nonfibrogenic myofibroblast phenotype. J. Clin. Invest. 110:1349-1358.

McManus EJ, Alessi. DR. 2002. TSC1-TSC2: a complex tale pf PKB-mediated S6K regulation. Nature Cell Biology. Vol 4 Sept.

Gao X, Zhang Y, Arrazola P, Hino O, Kobayashi T, Yeung RS, Ru B, Pan D. 2002 Tsc tumor suppressor proteings antagonize amino-acid TOR signaling. Nat Cell Biol. Sep; 4(9):699-704.

Dan HC, Sun M, Yang L, Feldman RI, Sui XM, Ou CC, Nellist M, Yeung RS, Halley DJ, Nicosia SV, Pledger WJ, Cheng JQ. 2002. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt pathway regulates tuberous sclerosis tumor suppressor complex by phosphorylation of tuberin. J Biol Chem. Sep 20; 277 (38): 35364-70.

Karbowniczek M, Aristotelis A, Balsara BR, Testa JR, Lium JH, Colby TV, McCormack FX, Henske EP. 2002. Recurrent lymphangiomyomatosis after transplantation: genetic analyses reveal a metastatic mechanism. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Vol 167. pp976-982.

Pollock-BarZiv SM, Cohen MM, Maclean H, Downey GP. 2002. Canadian respirologists’ experience woth Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Can Respir J, Nov-Dec; 9 (6): 413-6.

Astrinidis A, Cash TP, Hunter DS, Walker CL, Chernoff J, Henske EP. 2002. Tuberin, the tuberous sclerosis complex 2 tumor suppressor gene product, regulates Rho activation, cell adhesion and migration. Oncogene 2002 Dec 5;21(55):8470-6.

Goncharova, E.A., Goncharov, D.A., Eszterhas, A., Hunter, D.S., Glassberg, M., Yeung, R., Walker, C., Noonan, D., Kwiatkowski, D., Chou, M., Panetttieri, R., Kyrmskaya, V. 2002. Tuberin Regulates p70 S6 Kinase Activation and Ribosomal Protein S6 Phosphorylation. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. V 277, No. 34, pp. 30958-30967.

Flores-Delgado, G. 2002. Nongenomic estrogen action regulates tyrosine phosphatase activity and Tuberin stability." Journal: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 2003: 199:143-51.

Hunter, DS., M. Klotzbucher, H. Kugoh, SL. Cai, J. Mullen, G. Manfioletti, U. Fuhrman, and C.L. Walker. 2002. Aberrant Expression of HMGA2 in Uterine Leiomyoma Associated with Loss of TSC2 Tumor Suppressor Gene Function. Cancer Research 62, 3766-3772.

Noonan DJ., D. Lou, N. Griffith, TC. Vanaman. 2002. A Calmodulin Binding Site in the Tuberous Sclerosis 2 Gene Product Is Essential for Regulation of Transcription Events and Is Altered by Mutations Linked to Tuberous Sclerosis and Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Arch Biochem Biophys. Feb 1;398(1):132-140.

Hancock, E., S. Tomkins, J. Sampson, and J. Osborne. 2002. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis and tuberous sclerosis. Respiratory Medicine. V9: 7-13.

Hancock, E., and J. Osborne. 2002. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a review of the literature. Respiratory Medicine. V96: 1-6.

Lou D., N. Griffith, DJ. Noonan,. 2001. The Tuberous Sclerosis 2 Gene Product Can Localize to Nuclei in a Phosphorylation-Dependent Manner. Molecular Cell Biology Research Communications. V4, 374-380.

Yu, J., A. Astrinidis, EP Henske. 2001. Chromosome 16 Loss of Heterozygosity in Tuberous Sclerous and Sporadic Lymphangiomyomatosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 164:1537-1540.

Krymskaya, VP. C. Irani, E. Goncharova, DS. Hunter, CL. Walker, RA. Panettieri, "Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase but not tuberin is required for PDGF-induced cell migration", American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cell and Molecular Physiology.

Avila, N.A., J. Bechtle, A.J. Dwyer, V.J. Ferrans, and J. Moss. 2001. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: CT of Diurnal Variation of Lymphangioleiomyomas. Radiology. 221:415-421.

Matsumoto, Y., C. Yoshii, T. Imanaga, T. Hayashi, K. Kawanami, T. Kawajiri, H. Oomori, and M. Kido. 2001. [A case of lymphangioleiomyomatosis with carcinomatous lymphangiosis]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 39:572-576.

Nakagome, K., Y. Ohbu, N. Yamamoto, Y. Miyashita, and S. Chiba. 2001. [A case of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis originally treated as bronchial asthma]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 39:567-571.

Moss, J., R. DeCastro, N.J. Patronas, and A. Taveira-DaSilva. 2001. Meningiomas in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Jama. 286:1879-1881.

Taveira-DaSilva, A.M., C. Hedin, M.P. Stylianou, W.D. Travis, K. Matsui, V.J. Ferrans, and J. Moss. 2001. Reversible airflow obstruction, proliferation of abnormal smooth muscle cells, and impairment of gas exchange as predictors of outcome in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 164:1072-1076.

Matsushima, H., N. Takayanagi, I. Kawata, T. Sakamoto, M. Motegi, M. Ubukata, T. Yanagisawa, Y. Sugita, M. Kanazawa, and Y. Kawabata. 2001. [A case of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis in an elderly woman]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 39:519-523.

Maruyama, H., C. Ohbayashi, O. Hino, M. Tsutsumi, and Y. Konishi. 2001. Pathogenesis of multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia and lymphangioleiomyomatosis in tuberous sclerosis and association with tuberous sclerosis genes TSC1 and TSC2. Pathol Int. 51:585-594.

Valencia, J.C., K. Matsui, C. Bondy, J. Zhou, A. Rasmussen, K. Cullen, Z.X. Yu, J. Moss, and V.J. Ferrans. 2001. Distribution and mRNA expression of insulin-like growth factor system in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. J Investig Med. 49:421-433.

Moss, J., N.A. Avila, P.M. Barnes, R.A. Litzenberger, J. Bechtle, P.G. Brooks, C.J. Hedin, S. Hunsberger, and A.S. Kristof. 2001. Prevalence and clinical characteristics of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 164:669-671.

Matsui, K., W.D. Travis, R. Gonzalez, J.A. Terzian, J. Rosai, J. Moss, and V.J. Ferrans. 2001. Association of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) with endosalpingiosis in the retroperitoneal lymph nodes: report of two cases. Int J Surg Pathol. 9:155-162.

Tramov, G., M. Tramov, and A.G. Iurin. 2001. [Lymphangioleiomyomatosis]. Arkh Patol. 63:45-47.

Maruyama, H., K. Seyama, J. Sobajima, K. Kitamura, T. Sobajima, T. Fukuda, K. Hamada, M. Tsutsumi, O. Hino, and Y. Konishi. 2001. Multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia and lymphangioleiomyomatosis in tuberous sclerosis with a TSC2 gene. Mod Pathol. 14:609-614.

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Ammar Boukhris, A., N. Sellami Kamoun, S. Rammah, S. Sassi, T. Kilani, K. Ben Miled M'rad, A. Mathlouthi, K. Ben Romdhane, and F. El Mezni. 2001. [Comments on a case of generalized lymphangioleiomyomatosis starting in the mediastinum]. Rev Pneumol Clin. 57:49-50.

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Noonan, D. J., Lou, D., Griffith, N. and T. C.Vanaman. A Calmodulin Binding Site in the Tuberous Sclerosis 2 (TSC2) Gene Product and its Potential for Regulation of Cellular Transcription Events and TSC2-Mediated Diseases. Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 2001..

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Pechet, T.T., A.K. Singhal, B.F. Meyers, T.J. Guthrie, R.J. Battafarano, E.P. Trulock, J.D. Cooper, and G.A. Patterson. 2001. Lung transplantation for lymphangioleiomyomatosis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 20:174.

Kelly, J., and J. Moss. 2001. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am J Med Sci. 321:17-25.

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Kawashima, M., H. Kobayashi, M. Tominaga, J. Yathunami, and S. Hayashi. 2001. [A case of micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia, lymphangiomyomatosis associated with tuberous sclerosis]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 39:277-280.

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Kaptanoglu, M., A. Hatipoglu, L. Kutluay, L. Gunay, and K. Dogan. 2001. Bilateral chylothorax caused by pleuropulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis: a challenging problem in thoracic surgery. Scand Cardiovasc J. 35:151-154.

Matsui K., K Takeda, ZX Yu, WD Travis, J Moss, VJ Ferrans. Role for activation of matrix metalloproteinases in the pathogenesis of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2000 Feb;124(2):267-75.

Avila NA., CC Chen, SC Chu, M Wu, EC Jones, RD Neumann, J Moss.Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: correlation of ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy, chest radiography, and CT with pulmonary function tests. Radiology. 2000 Feb;214(2):441-6.

Yildizeli, B., and M. Yuksel. 2000. Chylothorax and lymphangiomyomatosis. Ann Thorac Surg. 69:1640.

Martinez, A., J.L. Calpe, and A. Simon. 2000. [Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis associated with epilepsy. A step further toward tuberous sclerosis?]. Arch Bronconeumol. 36:228-229.

Deeb, M., J.B. Shrager, J.D. Edelman, and L. Kaiser. 2000. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: the surgeon's role in diagnosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 119:622-623.

Moroni, C., M. Mascalchi, G. Camiciottoli, M. Pistolesi, and N. Villari. 2000. [Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. The computed tomographic aspects in an early case]. Radiol Med (Torino). 99:283-284.

Pickhardt, P.J., E.A. Kazerooni, and A. Flint. 2000. Diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis by CT-guided retroperitoneal biopsy. Clin Radiol. 55:477-478.

Morimoto, N., S. Hirasaki, T. Kamei, A. Horiike, H. Miyatake, Y. Ogita, and H. Nakano. 2000. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM) developing chylothorax. Intern Med. 39:738-741.

Matsui K., K Riemenschneider W, Hilbert SL, ZX Yu, K Takeda, WD Travis, J Moss, VJ Ferrans. Related Articles Hyperplasia of type II pneumocytes in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis.Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2000 Nov;124(11):1642-8.

Matsui K., A Tatsuguchi, J Valencia, ZX Yu, J Bechtle, MB Beasley, N Avila, WD Travis, J Moss, VJ Ferrans. 2000. Related Articles Extrapulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM): clinicopathologic features in 22 cases. Hum Pathol. Oct;31(10):1242-8.

Ferrans, V.J., Z.X. Yu, W.K. Nelson, J.C. Valencia, A. Tatsuguchi, N.A. Avila, W. Riemenschn, K. Matsui, W.D. Travis, and J. Moss. 2000. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM): a review of clinical and morphological features. J Nippon Med Sch. 67:311-329.

Zeggane, A., P.S. Assouline, D. Tebboune, P. Levasseur, E. Dulmet, and G. Oliviero. 2000. [Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis in a menopaused woman]. Rev Pneumol Clin. 56:365-367.

Johnson, SR., AE Tattersfield. 2000. Clinical experience of lymphangioleiomyomatosis in the UK. Thorax. Dec;55(12):1052-1057.

Strizheva, GD., T. Carsillo, W. Kruger, E.J. Sullivan, J.H. Ryu, and E.P. Henske. The spectrum of mutations in TSC1 and TSC2 in women with tuberous sclerosis and lymphangiomyomatosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Aubry, MC., J.L. Myers , J.H. Ryu , E.P. Henske H. Logginidou, S.M. Jalal, and H.D. Tazelaar. 2000. Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis in a Man.

Paquette, B., P.K. Fortier, J. Heroux, P.A. Thibodeau, R. Wagner, J. Liu, A. Cantin. 2000. Oestrogen metabolism in lymphangioleiomyomatosis: catechol-O-methyltransferase pathway is not involved. Thorax; 55:574-578

Carsillo, T., A. Aristotelis, and E.P. Henske. 2000. Mutations in the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Gene TSC2 Are a Cause of Sporadic Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 97:6085-6090.

Urban, T. 2000. [Clinical and molecular epidemiology of lymphangioleiomyomatosis and pulmonary pathology in tuberous sclerosis]. Rev Mal Respir. 17:597-603.

Avila, N.A., J.A. Kelly, S.C. Chu, A.J. Dwyer, and J. Moss. 2000. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: abdominopelvic CT and US findings. Radiology, Jul; 216(1):147-53.

Costello L.C., T.E. Hartman, and J. H. Ryu. 2000. High Frequency of Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis in Women With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Mayo Clin Proc. 75:591-594.

Astrinidis, A., L. Khare, T. Carsillo, T. Smolarek, K.S. Au, H. Northrup, and E.P. Henske. 2000. Mutational Analysis of the Tuberous Sclerosis Gene TSC2 in Patients with Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. J of Med Genet, January 2000, Vol. 37, No. 1, p 55-57

Yoshikawa, T., Z. Wajima, A. Ogura, K. Imanaga, and T. Inoue. 2000. Thoracoscopic lung biopsy in a patient with pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Can J Anaesth. 47:62-64.

Yamauchi, M., H. Nakahara, K. Uyama, A. Tsujimoto, M. Tamai, and K. Aozasa. 2000. Cytologic finding of chyloascites in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. A case report. Acta Cytol. 44:1081-1084.

Tuzel, E., Z. Kirkali, U. Mungan, C. Culer, and M. Sade. 2000. Giant angiomyolipoma associated with marked pulmonary lesions suggesting lymphangioleiomyomatosis in a patient with tuberous sclerosis. Int Urol Nephrol. 32:219-222.

Lopez Garcia, F., V. Romero Sanz, J.A. Carratala Torregrosa, E. Andrada Becerra, C. Shum Funk, and A. Martin Hidalgo. 2000. [Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Description and course of 2 cases]. An Med Interna. 17:599-602.

Radzikowska, E. 2000. [Lymphangioleiomyomatosis]. Pneumonol Alergol Pol. 68:169-174.

Logginidou, H., X. Ao, I. Russo, and E.P. Henske. 2000. Frequent Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Immunoreactivity in Renal Angiomyolipomas From Women With Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Chest, Vol 117, p. 25-30.

Roman, A., D. Aristizabal, E. Pallisa, J. Majo, M. Iscar, V. Monforte, C. Bravo, and F. Morell. 2000. [Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: study of 15 patients]. Med Clin (Barc). 115:98-102.

Kim, K.W., J.B. Seo, H.J. Lee, J.G. Im, and S.H. Kim. 2000. Renal and pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a case report. Eur J Radiol. 36:126-129.

Izumi, T. 2000. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis--past, present, and future. Intern Med. 39:683-684.

Ryu JH, EJ Olson. 1999. LAM: a mimic of asthma and COPD in women. J Respir Dis, 20:488-494.

Kelly, JA., SC Chu, and J Moss. Cellular Heterogeneity in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. LAM and Other Diseases Characterized by Smooth Muscle Proliferation. Edited by: Joel Moss, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, series: Lung Biology in Health and Disease, volume: 131, 1999 Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York - Basel.

Avila NA., CC Chen, SC Chen, J Moss. Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: Imaging Features and Pathology. Edited by: Joel Moss, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, series: Lung Biology in Health and Disease, volume: 131, 1999. Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York • Basel.

Matsui K., K. Takeda, Z.X. Yu, J. Valencia, W. Travis, J. Moss and V. Ferrans. 1999. Downregulation of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors in the Abnormal Smooth Muscle Cells in Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Following Therapy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, Vol 161, pp1002-1009.

Cordier, J.F. 1999. Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: A Study of 69 Patients. Groupe d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Maladies "Orphelines" Pulmonaires GERM"O"P. Medicine, Sep;78(5):321-37.

Chu, S., K. Horiba, J. Usuki, N. Avila, C. Chen, W. Travis, V. Ferrans, and J. Moss. 1999. Comprehensive Evaluation of 35 Patients with Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Chest, Apr; 115(4): 1041-52.

Matsumoto, Y., K. Horiba, J. Usuki, S. Chu, V. Ferrans, and J. Moss. 1999. Markers of Cell Proliferation and Expression of Melanosomal Antigen in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol , 21:327-36.

Sullivan, E., G. Beck, H. Peavy, and B. Fanburg. 1999. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Registry. Chest 115, no. 1:301.

Johnson, S., 1999. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: Clinical Features, Management and Basic Mechanisms. Thorax, 54:254-264.

Johnson, S., and A. Tattersfield. 1999. Decline in Lung Function in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Relation to Menopause and Progesterone treatment. Am J Respir Crit Care Med Aug 1;160 (2) 628-633.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. NHLBI Workshop Summary. Report of workshop on lymphangioleiomyomatosis. 1998. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 159, #679-83.

Henry, K., X. Yuan, N. Koszewaki, H. Onda, D. Kwiatkowski, and D. J. Noonan. 1998. Tuberous Sclerosis Gene 2 Product Modulates Transcription Mediated by Steroid Hormone Receptor Family Members. J of Biol Chem, Vol. 273, No. 32.

Smolarek, T., L. Wessner, F.X. McCormack, J. Mylet, A. Menon, and E.P. Henske. 1998. Evidence That Lymphangiomyomatosis Is Caused by TSC2 Mutations: Chromosome 16p13 Loss of Heterozygosity in Angiomyolipomas and Lymph Nodes from Women with Lymphangiomyomatosis. Am J Hum Genet.

Sullivan, E.J. 1998. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: A Review. Chest; 114:1689-1703.

Usuki, J., K. Horiba, S.C. Chu, J. Moss, and V.J. Ferrans. 1998. Immunohistochemical analysis of proteins of the Bcl-2 family in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: association of Bcl-2 expression with hormone receptor status. Arch Pathol Lab Med Oct;122(10):895-902. (Arch Pathol Lab Med 1998 Oct;122(10):895-902.

Hayashi T., MV Fleming, WG Stetler-Stevenson, LA Liotta, J Moss, VJ Ferrans, WD Travis. Immunohistochemical study of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). Hum Pathol. 1997 Sep;28(9):1071-8.

LAM Reviews

Johnson, S. 1999. Rare diseases. 1. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: clinical features, management and basic mechanisms. Thorax 54, no. 3:254-64.

Sullivan, E.J. 1998. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a review. Chest 114, no. 6:1689-703.

Beck, G.J., E.J. Sullivan, J.K. Stoller, and H.H. Peavy. 1997. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: new insights [letter; comment]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 156, no. 2 Pt 1:670.

Kalassian, K.G., R. Doyle, P. Kao, S. Ruoss, and T.A. Raffin. 1997.Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: new insights [see comments] [published erratum appears in Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1997 Aug;156(2 Pt 1):670]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 155, no. 4:1183-6.

Kitaichi, M., and T. Izumi. 1995. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Curr Opin Pulm Med 1, no. 5:417-24.

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Schiavina, M., A. Fabiani, B. Cornia, E. DeBenedictis, V. Poletti, S. Pileri, and M. Zompatori. 1994. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: clinical course. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 49, no. 1:6-14.

Viskum, K. 1993. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 48, no. 3:233-6.

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Radiology of LAM

King, M.A. 1996. MR diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis: visibility of pulmonary cysts on spin-echo images. Magn Reson Imaging 14, no. 4:361-3.

Krestin, G.P. 1995. [Radiological case of the week (1). Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis]. Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax 84, no. 41:1165-6.

Haubold-Reuter, B., and J. Lubbering. 1995. [High-resolution CT in the early and late form of lymphangioleiomyomatosis]. Aktuelle Radiol 5, no. 1:59-62.

Woodring, J.H., R.S. Howard, 2nd, and M.V. Johnson. 1994. Massive low-attenuation mediastinal, retroperitoneal, and pelvic lymphadenopathy on CT from lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Case report. Clin Imaging 18, no. 1:7-11.

Aerts, P., L. Van Fraeyenhoven, and J. Verschakelen. 1992. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. J Belge Radiol 75, no. 5:404-5.

Spencer, J.A., M.J. Smith, and S.J. Golding. 1992. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis with unusual calcific retroperitoneal lymphangiomyoma: CT findings. Eur J Radiol 14, no. 3:192-4.

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Horwitz, T., and L. Friedman. 1991. Findings on computed tomography of the chest in lymphangiomyomatosis [letter]. S Afr Med J 79, no. 1:53-4.

Hede, J., and A.G. Jurik. 1991. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Diagnostic imaging approach to a rare disease in women. Rofo Fortschr Geb Rontgenstr Neuen Bildgeb Verfahr 155, no. 6:582-4.

Awai, K., K. Fujikawa, T. Sato, Y. Nishioka, K. Azuma, Y. Sasaki, K. Ito, T. Hiramoto, K. Daido, T. Sakano, and et al. 1990. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Radiat Med 8, no. 4:132-5.

Nishimura, K., M. Kitaichi, T. Izumi, T. Mio, M. Emura, S. Nagai, S. Oshima, T. Shindo, Y. Chihara, H. Kawaguchi, and et al. 1990. [Correlation of CT and pathologic findings of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis]. Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi 28, no. 5:691-7.

Muller, N.L., C. Chiles, and P. Kullnig. 1990. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis: correlation of CT with radiographic and functional findings. Radiology 175, no. 2:335-9.

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Di Matteo, A.M., M. Luisetti, E. Brunetti, and C. Filice. 1990. Ultrasound findings in retroperitoneal lymphangiomyomatosis. Bildgebung 57, no. 3-4:88-9.

Lenoir, S., P. Grenier, M.W. Brauner, J. Frija, M. Remy-Jardin, D. Revel, and J.F. Cordier. 1990. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis and tuberous sclerosis: comparison of radiographic and thin-section CT findings. Radiology 175, no. 2:329-34.

Zwicker, C., M. Langer, and F. Astinet. 1990. [Computed tomographic findings in lymphangioleiomyomatosis]. Rofo Fortschr Geb Rontgenstr Neuen Bildgeb Verfahr 152, no. 4:478-9.

Zompatori, M., G. Gavelli, M. Schiavina, B. Cornia, S. Pileri, G.A. Turci, P. Pisi, and R. Canini. 1990. [Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Radiologic aspects and the diagnostic role of computed tomography]. Radiol Med (Torino) 80, no. 3:286-92.

Yamamoto, A., J. Tamai, T. Ooishi, S. Katayama, K. Honda, T. Kumazaki, K. Ebata, and Y. Fukuda. 1990. [Diagnostic imaging of pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis; especially the correlation of CT finding and pathological finding]. Rinsho Hoshasen 35, no. 2:293-6.

Aberle, D.R., D.M. Hansell, K. Brown, and D.P. Tashkin. 1990. Lymphangiomyomatosis: CT, chest radiographic, and functional correlations. Radiology 176, no. 2:381-7.

Sherrier, R.H., C. Chiles, and V. Roggli. 1989. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: CT findings [see comments]. AJR Am J Roentgenol 153, no. 5:937-40.

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Templeton, P.A., T.C. McLoud, N.L. Muller, J.A. Shepard, and E.H. Moore. 1989. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: CT and pathologic findings. J Comput Assist Tomogr 13, no. 1:54-7.

Rappaport, D.C., G.L. Weisbrod, S.J. Herman, and D.W. Chamberlain. 1989. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: high-resolution CT findings in four cases. AJR Am J Roentgenol 152, no. 5:961-4.

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Blanchon, F., M. Grivaux, C. Muller, J.M. Chantelot, P. Beroud, and M. Attia. 1989. [The contribution of computerized tomography to the diagnosis of diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Apropos of a case]. Rev Mal Respir 6, no. 1:75-8.

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LAM Registry

1999. NHLBI Workshop Summary. Report of workshop on lymphangioleiomyomatosis.National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 159, no. 2:679-83.

Sullivan, E.J., G.J. Beck, H.H. Peavy, and B.L. Fanburg. 1999. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Registry [letter]. Chest 115, no. 1:301.

 Recurrence of LAM in transplanted lungs

Bittmann, I., T.B. Dose, C. Muller, H. Dienemann, C. Vogelmeier, and U. Lohrs. 1997. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: recurrence after single lung transplantation. Hum Pathol 28, no. 12:1420-3.

Nine, J.S., S.A. Yousem, I.L. Paradis, R. Keenan, and B.P. Griffith. 1994. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: recurrence after lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 13, no. 4:714-9.

O'Brien, J.D., J.H. Lium, J.F. Parosa, B.R. Deyoung, M.R. Wick, and E.P. Trulock. 1995. Lymphangiomyomatosis recurrence in the allograft after single-lung transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 151, no. 6:2033-6. 

Lung transplantation in LAM

de Perrot, M., M. Licker, J. Robert, L. Nicod, and A. Spiliopoulos. 1998. Successful combined lung and kidney transplantation for pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and renal angiolipomas. Eur Respir J 12, no. 6:1479-81.

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Treatment of LAM

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HMB-45

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Chan, J.K., W.Y. Tsang, M.Y. Pau, M.C. Tang, S.W. Pang, and C.D. Fletcher. 1993. Lymphangiomyomatosis and angiomyolipoma: closely related entities characterized by hamartomatous proliferation of HMB-45-positive smooth muscle [see comments]. Histopathology 22, no. 5:445-55.

Ultrastructure

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Firouz-Abadi, A., and J.P. Higgins. 1994. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Pathology 26, no. 2:138-40.

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Matthews, T.J., D. Hornall, and M.N. Sheppard. 1993. Comparison of the use of antibodies to alpha smooth muscle actin and desmin in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. J Clin Pathol 46, no. 5:479-80.

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Carrington, C.B., D.W. Cugell, E.A. Gaensler, A. Marks, R.A. Redding, J.T. Schaaf, and A. Tomasian. 1977. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Physiologic-pathologic-radiologic correlations. Am Rev Respir Dis 116, no. 6:977-95.

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LAM and Tuberous Sclerosis

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Jozwiak, S. 1990. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a "forme fruste" of tuberous sclerosis? [letter; comment]. AJR Am J Roentgenol 155, no. 2:419.

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Extrathoracic lymphagnioleiomyomatosis

De Praeter, G., R. Schoonjans, P. Duyck, and M. Kunnen. 1998. Retroperitoneal lymphangioleiomyomatosis. J Belge Radiol 81, no. 5:237.

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Torres, V.E., J. Bjornsson, B.F. King, R. Kumar, H. Zincke, E.S. Edell, T.O. Wilson, R.R. Hattery, and M.R. Gomez. 1995. Extrapulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and lymphangiomatous cysts in tuberous sclerosis complex. Mayo Clin Proc 70, no. 7:641-8.

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Multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia,

Chuah, K.L., and P.H. Tan. 1998. Multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia, lymphangiomyomatosis and clear cell micronodules of the lung in a Chinese female patient with tuberous sclerosis. Pathology 30, no. 3:242-6.

Flieder, D.B., and W.D. Travis. 1997. Clear cell "sugar" tumor of the lung: association with lymphangioleiomyomatosis and multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia in a patient with tuberous sclerosis. Am J Surg Pathol 21, no. 10:1242-7.

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Matrix metalloprotienases

Hayashi, T., M.V. Fleming, W.G. Stetler-Stevenson, L.A. Liotta, J. Moss, V.J. Ferrans, and W.D. Travis. 1997. Immunohistochemical study of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). Hum Pathol 28, no. 9:1071-8.

Fukuda, Y., M. Kawamoto, A. Yamamoto, M. Ishizaki, F. Basset, and Y. Masugi. 1990. Role of elastic fiber degradation in emphysema-like lesions of pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis [see comments]. Hum Pathol 21, no. 12:1252-61.

Calvo, E., L. Amarillas, M.A. Mateos, J.L. Orradre, G. Gilsanz, J.L. Alvarez-Sala, and D. Espinos. 1996. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, chylous ascites, and diet. Dig Dis Sci 41, no. 3:591-3.

Chylous complications

Kimura, M., T. Morikawa, K. Takeuchi, H. Furuie, M. Fukimura, R. Mikami, Y. Kakuta, S. Kawamura, and Y. Tashiro. 1996. [Lymphangiomyomatosis with chylous ascites treatment successfully by peritoneo-venous shunting]. Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi 34, no. 5:557-62.

Khan, S.U., and A.C. Mehta. 1995. Chyloptyses found in a patient with lymphangioleiomyomatosis [letter]. Chest 108, no. 6:1775.

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Abdul-Rahman, I., S.K. Tay, F.E. Meah, and T. Abdullah. 1994. Primary lymphangiomyomatosis with chylous ascites. Med J Malaysia 49, no. 2:179-81.

Raymond, A.A., M.R. Isa, T. Abdullah, and M.V. Kudva. 1993. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis with chylous ascites. Singapore Med J 34, no. 3:276-8.

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Chuang, M.L., Y.H. Tsai, and L.C. Pang. 1993. Early chylopneumothorax in a patient with pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. J Formos Med Assoc 92, no. 3:278-82.

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Pregnancy and LAM

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Warren, S.E., D. Lee, V. Martin, and W. Messink. 1993. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis causing bilateral pneumothorax during pregnancy. Ann Thorac Surg 55, no. 4:998-1000.

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Hughes, E., and R.V. Hodder. 1987. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis complicating pregnancy. A case report. J Reprod Med 32, no. 7:553-7.

Shen, A., M.D. Iseman, J.A. Waldron, and T.E. King. 1987. Exacerbation of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis by exogenous estrogens. Chest 91, no. 5:782-5.

Yockey, C.C., R.E. Riepe, and K. Ryan. 1986. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis complicated by pregnancy. Kans Med 87, no. 10:277-8, 293.

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Treatment of LAM with GnRH agonists

Desurmont, S., C. Bauters, M.C. Copin, D. Dewailly, A.B. Tonnel, and B. Wallaert. 1996. [Treatment of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis using a GnRH agonist (see comments)]. Rev Mal Respir 13, no. 3:300-4.

de la Fuente, J., C. Paramo, F. Roman, R. Perez, C. Masa, and J.M. de Letona. 1993. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: unsuccessful treatment with luteinizing- hormone-releasing hormone analogues [letter]. Eur J Med 2, no. 6:377-8.

Rossi, G.A., B. Balbi, S. Oddera, S. Lantero, and C. Ravazzoni. 1991. Response to treatment with an analog of the luteinizing-hormone- releasing hormone in a patient with pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am Rev Respir Dis 143, no. 1:174-6.

Radermecker, M.A., J.L. Corhay, R. Broux, M. Gustin, F. Noel, G. Borlee, T. Bury, P. Saint-Remy, U. Gaspard, R. Limet, and et al. 1991. [Apropos of 2 cases of lymphangiomyomatosis treated with LH-RH agonists]. Rev Med Liege 46, no. 5:286-93.

Angiomyolipomas in LAM

Blute, M.L. 1996. How common are renal angiomyolipomas in patients with pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis? [letter]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 154, no. 5:1580-1.

Tawfik, O., M. Austenfeld, and D. Persons. 1996. Multicentric renal angiomyolipoma associated with pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: case report, with histologic, immunohistochemical, and DNA content analyses. Urology 48, no. 3:476-80.

Bernstein, S.M., J.D. Newell, Jr., D. Adamczyk, R.L. Mortenson, T.E. King, Jr., and D.A. Lynch. 1995. How common are renal angiomyolipomas in patients with pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis? Am J Respir Crit Care Med 152, no. 6 Pt 1:2138-43.

Conrad, S., B. Wagner, K. Hamper, and R.P. Henke. 1994. [Kidney cancer and angiomyolipoma in lymphangiomyomatosis]. Urologe A 33, no. 1:76-9.

Callol, L., F.R. Villegas Fernandez, J. Calderon Alvarez, M.D. Chillon, and F.J. Gomez-Terreros. 1993. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis and kidney angiomyolipomas [letter]. Respiration 60, no. 5:311.

Saegusa, M., K. Sakuramoto, H. Hashimoto, S. Uno, K. Aramaki, and T. Johsen. 1993. [Lymphangiomyomatosis involving the kidney: a case report]. Hinyokika Kiyo 39, no. 3:249-52.

McIntosh, G.S., S.H. Dutoit, N.V. Chronos, and A.V. Kaisary. 1989. Multiple unilateral renal angiomyolipomas with regional lymphangioleiomyomatosis. J Urol 142, no. 5:1305-7.

Suzuki, T., G. Hori, K. Inoue, H. Kaneshige, H. Noguchi, and F. Sagawa. 1988. [A case of pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis associated with renal angiomyolipoma]. Kyobu Geka 41, no. 6:525-8.

Vincent, A., J.F. Vodoz, and P. Leuenberger. 1987. [Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis and renal angiomyolipoma. Apropos of 2 cases]. Schweiz Med Wochenschr 117, no. 25:958-63.

Rumancik, W.M., M.A. Bosniak, R.J. Rosen, and D. Hulnick. 1984. Atypical renal and pararenal hamartomas associated with lymphangiomyomatosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 142, no. 5:971-2.

Monteforte, W.J., Jr., and P.W. Kohnen. 1974. Angiomyolipomas in a case of lymphangiomyomatosis syndrome: relationships to tuberous sclerosis. Cancer 34, no. 2:317-21.

Pulmonary physiology in LAM

Crausman, R.S., D.A. Lynch, R.L. Mortenson, T.E. King, Jr., C.G. Irvin, V.A. Hale, and J.D. Newell, Jr. 1996. Quantitative CT predicts the severity of physiologic dysfunction in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Chest 109, no. 1:131-7.

Crausman, R.S., C.A. Jennings, R.L. Mortenson, L.M. Ackerson, C.G. Irvin, and T.E. King, Jr. 1996. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: the pathophysiology of diminished exercise capacity. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 153, no. 4 Pt 1:1368-76.

Burger, C.D., R.E. Hyatt, and B.A. Staats. 1991. Pulmonary mechanics in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am Rev Respir Dis 143, no. 5 Pt 1:1030-3.

Sobonya, R.E., S.F. Quan, and J.S. Fleishman. 1985. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: quantitative analysis of lesions producing airflow limitation. Hum Pathol 16, no. 11:1122-8.

Crausman, R.S., D. Mellman, E.C. Bloomfield, and C.A. Jennings. 1996. Pulmonary barotrauma as the cause of pneumoretropharynx in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am J Emerg Med 14, no. 3:297-9.

Pneumothorax in LAM

Berkman, N., A. Bloom, P. Cohen, E. Deviri, Y. Bar-Ziv, D. Shimon, and M.R. Kramer. 1995. Bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax as the presenting feature in lymphangioleiomyomatosis [see comments]. Respir Med 89, no. 5:381-3.

Okaniwa, G., T. Imai, and S. Fujimura. 1992. [Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis associated with spontaneous pneumothorax]. Nippon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi 40, no. 4:600-3.

Sakamoto, A., T. Miyazaki, K. Komori, K. Taketomi, K. Tobinaga, M. Kishikawa, S. Kohno, and K. Hara. 1992. [A 14-year-old with pulmonary hamartomatous lymphangiomyomatosis associated with bilateral pneumothoraces]. Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi 30, no. 8:1532-6.

Tamura, K., Y. Satoh, A. Ikoma, and T. Miyazaki. 1991. Pneumoperitoneum in a patient with lymphangiomyomatosis. Respiration 58, no. 3-4:211-3.

Schonemann, B., and P. Merkle. 1990. [Differential diagnosis of spontaneous pneumothorax--pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Clinical aspects, diagnosis and therapy]. Chirurg 61, no. 4:301-3.

Tatlic, B., N. Aleksic, M. Rakocevic, B. Kulenovic, and I. Ibukic. 1988. [Lymphangioleiomyomatosis of the lungs as a cause of spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax (case report)]. Acta Chir Iugosl 35, no. 2:215-23.

Treatment with progesterone

Denoo, X., G. Hermans, R. Degives, and J.M. Foidart. 1999. Successful treatment of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis with progestins: a case report. Chest 115, no. 1:276-9.

Lacronique, J., T. Urban, F. Kuttenn, J. Marsac, and A. Gompel. 1995. [Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Long-term benefit of anti-estrogen treatments remains uncertain]. Rev Pneumol Clin 51, no. 4:233-7.

Rajjoub, S., M.W. Blatt, and J. Ritterspach. 1995. Response to treatment with progesterone in a patient with pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. W V Med J 91, no. 7:322-3.

Druelle, S., P. Aubry, and P. Levi-Valensi. 1995. [Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis: a 3-year follow-up of medroxyprogesterone acetate therapy. Apropos of a case]. Rev Pneumol Clin 51, no. 5:284-7.

Itoi, K., M. Kuwabara, K. Okubo, and K. Matsuoka. 1993. [A case of pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis treated with bilateral oophorectomy and methyl-progesterone-acetate]. Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi 31, no. 9:1146-50.

Urban, T., F. Kuttenn, A. Gompel, J. Marsac, and J. Lacronique. 1992. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Follow-up and long-term outcome with antiestrogen therapy; a report of eight cases. Chest 102, no. 2:472-6.

Poh, S.C., and Y.T. Wang. 1991. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis--treatment with progesterone. Singapore Med J 32, no. 4:258-61.

Burlew, B.P., and J.M. Shames. 1991. Lymphangiomyomatosis: hormonal implications in etiology and therapy. South Med J 84, no. 10:1247-9.

Bevelaqua, F.A., and H. Epstein. 1985. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Long-term survival in a patient with poor response to medroxyprogesterone [letter]. Chest 87, no. 4:552-3.

Sawicka, E.H., and A.J. Morris. 1985. A report of two long-surviving cases of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and the response to progesterone therapy. Br J Dis Chest 79, no. 4:400-6.

McCarty, K.S., Jr., J.A. Mossler, R. McLelland, and H.O. Sieker. 1980. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis responsive to progesterone. N Engl J Med 303, no. 25:1461-5.

Kinoshita, M., T. Yokoyama, E. Higuchi, H. Yano, H. Watanabe, T. Rikimaru, Y. Ichikawa, and K. Oizumi. 1995. Hormone receptors in pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Kurume Med J 42, no. 3:141-4.

Hormone receptors in LAM

Battesti, J.P., B. Pechnick, and M. Kambouchner. 1993. [Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and sex hormones]. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod 22, no. 7:761-3.

Ohori, N.P., S.A. Yousem, E. Sonmez-Alpan, and T.V. Colby. 1991. Estrogen and progesterone receptors in lymphangioleiomyomatosis, epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, and sclerosing hemangioma of the lung. Am J Clin Pathol 96, no. 4:529-35.

Berger, U., A. Khaghani, A. Pomerance, M.H. Yacoub, and R.C. Coombes. 1990. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and steroid receptors. An immunocytochemical study. Am J Clin Pathol 93, no. 5:609-14.

Colley, M.H., E. Geppert, and W.A. Franklin. 1989. Immunohistochemical detection of steroid receptors in a case of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am J Surg Pathol 13, no. 9:803-7.

Svendsen, T.L., K. Viskum, N. Hansborg, S.M. Thorpe, and N.C. Nielsen. 1984. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a case of progesterone receptor positive lymphangioleiomyomatosis treated with medroxyprogesterone, oophorectomy and tamoxifen. Br J Dis Chest 78, no. 3:264-71.

Brentani, M.M., C.R. Carvalho, P.H. Saldiva, M.M. Pacheco, and C.T. Oshima. 1984. Steroid receptors in pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Chest 85, no. 1:96-9.

Banner, A.S. 1984. Hormone receptors in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Chest 85, no. 1:3-4.

Prepubertal LAM

Sakano, T., T. Hamasaki, Y. Kawaguchi, Y. Tanaka, K. Ueda, and T. Hiramoto. 1989. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis in childhood? Marked smooth muscle cell proliferation of the lung in a preadolescent girl with repeated pneumothorax and progressive dyspnea. Hiroshima J Med Sci 38, no. 3:147-9.

Nussbaum, E., P. Groncy, J. Finklestein, P. Dickman, and J.H.d. Harrell. 1988. Early onset of childhood pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 27, no. 6:279-84.

Nagy, B., Z. Nabrady, and Z. Nemes. 1998. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis in a preadolescent girl [letter]. N Engl J Med 338, no. 7:473-4.

Postmenopausal LAM

Sinclair, W., J.L. Wright, and A. Churg. 1985. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis presenting in a postmenopausal woman. Thorax 40, no. 6:475-6.

Graham, M.L.d., T.C. Spelsberg, D.E. Dines, W.S. Payne, J. Bjornsson, and J.T. Lie. 1984. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis: with particular reference to steroid- receptor assay studies and pathologic correlation. Mayo Clin Proc 59, no. 1:3-11.

Baldi, S., M. Papotti, M.L. Valente, M. Rapellino, E. Scappaticci, and B. Corrin. 1994. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis in postmenopausal women: report of two cases and review of the literature. Eur Respir J 7, no. 5:1013-6.

Diagnosis in LAM

Itami, M., S. Teshima, Y. Asakuma, H. Chino, K. Aoyama, and N. Fukushima. 1997. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis diagnosed by effusion cytology. A case report. Acta Cytol 41, no. 2:522-8.

Guinee, D.G., Jr., I. Feuerstein, M.N. Koss, and W.D. Travis. 1994. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Diagnosis based on results of transbronchial biopsy and immunohistochemical studies and correlation with high-resolution computed tomography findings. Arch Pathol Lab Med 118, no. 8:846-9.

Naalsund, A., B. Johansen, A. Foerster, and A. Kolbenstvedt. 1996. When to suspect and how to diagnose pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Respirology 1, no. 3:207-12. 

Bonetti, F., P.L. Chiodera, M. Pea, G. Martignoni, F. Bosi, G. Zamboni, and G.M. Mariuzzi. 1993. Transbronchial biopsy in lymphangiomyomatosis of the lung. HMB45 for diagnosis [see comments]. Am J Surg Pathol 17, no. 11:1092-102.

Rotomondo, C., J. Mouroux, B. Padovani, P. Hoffman, L. Lerousseau, and J.M. Chavaillon. 1993. [Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Early diagnosis by computerized tomography and video-thoracoscopy (letter)]. Presse Med 22, no. 30:1420.

Franchi, M., F. Falaschi, A. Calderazzi, S. Napoli, G. Marchetti, and C. Testi. 1990. [Diagnostic reflections on lung lymphangioleiomyomatosis]. Radiol Med (Torino) 80, no. 1-2:29-35.

Swank, D.W., N.G. Hepper, K.E. Folkert, and T.V. Colby. 1989. Intrathoracic lymphangiomatosis mimicking lymphangioleiomyomatosis in a young woman. Mayo Clin Proc 64, no. 10:1264-8.

Buhl, L., K.E. Larsen, and L. Bjorn-Hansen. 1988. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Is fine needle aspiration cytodiagnosis possible? Acta Cytol 32, no. 4:559-62.

Bertolani, M., R. Romagnoli, and G. Barbolini. 1987. Diagnostic approach to pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Case report. Eur J Radiol 7, no. 1:60-2.

Koch, H.K., E. Bertram, and R. Lesch. 1980. [Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Problems in differential diagnosis, etiology and prognosis (author's transl)]. Radiologe 20, no. 10:500-4.

Berner, A., S. Franzen, and A. Heilo. 1997. Fine needle aspiration cytology as a diagnostic approach to lymphangioleiomyomatosis. A case report. Acta Cytol 41, no. 3:877-9.

 Genetic studies in LAM

Smolarek, T.A., L.L. Wessner, F.X. McCormack, J.C. Mylet, A.G. Menon, and E.P. Henske. 1998. Evidence that lymphangiomyomatosis is caused by TSC2 mutations: chromosome 16p13 loss of heterozygosity in angiomyolipomas and lymph nodes from women with lymphangiomyomatosis. Am J Hum Genet 62, no. 4:810-5.

Popper, H.H., R. Gamperl, M.G. Pongratz, P. Kullnig, F.M. Juttner-Smolle, and R. Pfragner. 1993. Chromosome typing in lymphangioleiomyomatosis of the lung with and without tuberous sclerosis. Eur Respir J 6, no. 5:753-9.

Zhang, H., T. Yamamoto, E. Nanba, Y. Kitamura, T. Terada, S. Akaboshi, I. Yuasa, K. Ohtani, S. Nakamoto, K. Takeshita, and K. Ohno. 1999. Novel TSC2 mutation in a patient with pulmonary tuberous sclerosis: lack of loss of heterozygosity in a lung cyst. Am J Med Genet 82, no. 5:368-70.

Surgical studies in LAM

Johnson, S.F., D.D. Davey, M.L. Cibull, R.W. Schwartz, and W.E. Strodel. 1993. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am Surg 59, no. 7:395-9.

Shuman, R.L., R. Engelman, and C.F. Kittle. 1979. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Ann Thorac Surg 27, no. 1:70-5.

26?Barranco Simo, M.J., M.A. Ciscar Vilanova, J.L. Ibor Otamendi, J. Ferrando Marco, and G. Juan Samper. 1993. [Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. A disease which may have a benign progression]. An Med Interna 10, no. 5:240-2.

Serum Markers in LAM

Zahner, J., and B.E. Strauer. 1993. [CA-125--a tumor marker of lymphangioleiomyomatosis of diagnostic and prognostic importance?]. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 53, no. 7:492-4.

Kanbe, A., K. Hajiro, Y. Adachi, K. Honda, T. Suzuki, and T. Yamamoto. 1987. Lymphangiomyomatosis associated with chylous ascites and high serum CA- 125 levels: a case report. Jpn J Med 26, no. 2:237-42.

Ackley, C.D., L. Heineman, and L.G. Dodd. 1998. Utility of fine-needle aspiration in the diagnosis of recurrent pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a case report. Diagn Cytopathol 19, no. 6:458-61.

Ovariectomy in LAM patients

Radermecker, M., R. Broux, J.L. Corhay, and R. Limet. 1992. Failure of buserelin-induced medical castration to control pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis in two patients. Chest 101, no. 6:1724-6.

Klein, M., O. Krieger, R. Ruckser, A. Rosen, R. Waldner, P. Preis, and A. Beck. 1992. Treatment of lymphangioleiomyomatosis by ovariectomy, interferon alpha 2b and tamoxifen--a case report. Arch Gynecol Obstet 252, no. 2:99-102.

Flandes Aldeyturriaga, J., A. Golpe Gomez, and E. Perez Rodriguez. 1991. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: the effectiveness of radiotherapy-induced ovarian function annulment. A case report. Respiration 58, no. 3-4:214-8.

Adamson, D., W.L. Heinrichs, D.M. Raybin, and T.A. Raffin. 1985. Successful treatment of pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis with oophorectomy and progesterone. Am Rev Respir Dis 132, no. 4:916-21.

Logan, R.F., and I.W. Fawcett. 1985. Oophorectomy for pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a case report. Br J Dis Chest 79, no. 1:98-100.

Kuwabara, H., S. Biyazima, T. Osaka, F. Yasuhara, Y. Chizimatsu, K. Inatomi, M. Washizaki, H. Homma, S. Saeki, and A. Yamanaka. 1984. [A case of pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis diagnosed by TBLB and treated with progesterone and oophorectomy]. Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi 22, no. 9:795-9.

Winter, J.A. 1981. Oophorectomy in lymphangioleiomyomatosis and benign metastasizing leiomyoma [letter]. N Engl J Med 305, no. 23:1416-7.

Banner, A.S., C.B. Carrington, W.B. Emory, F. Kittle, G. Leonard, J. Ringus, P. Taylor, and W.W. Addington. 1981. Efficacy of oophorectomy in lymphangioleiomyomatosis and benign metastasizing leiomyoma. N Engl J Med 305, no. 4:204-9.

Kitzsteiner, K.A., and R.G. Mallen. 1980. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis: treatment with castration. Cancer 46, no. 10:2248-9.

Unusual presentations in LAM

Fliegel, E., R.K. Chitkara, V. Azueta, and H. Steinberg. 1991. Fatal hemoptysis in lymphangiomyomatosis. N Y State J Med 91, no. 2:66-7.

Bjornland, K., L. Rode, and S.O. Jorstad. 1991. Acute abdominal pain as presenting symptom in lymphangiomyomatosis. Case report. Eur J Surg 157, no. 5:367-8.

Fahy, J., M. Toner, J. O'Sullivan, and M.X. FitzGerald. 1991. Haemopericardium and cardiac tamponade complicating pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Thorax 46, no. 3:222.

Peh, W.C., S. Law, M. Fok, and H. Ngan. 1994. Case report: lymphangiomyomatosis with spontaneous peritoneal rupture. Br J Radiol 67, no. 798:605-8.

Unusual associations with LAM

Dormans, T.P., A. Verrips, J. Bulten, and N. Cox. 1997. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: is there a link? Chest 112, no. 1:273-4.

Cagnano, M., D. Benharroch, and D.B. Geffen. 1991. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Report of a case with associated multiple soft-tissue tumors. Arch Pathol Lab Med 115, no. 12:1257-9.

Huml, J.P., M.W. Borkgren, L.B. Henley, and P.J. Fahey. 1991. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis associated with pulmonary parenchymal, hilar, and mediastinal noncaseating granulomas [see comments]. Chest 100, no. 6:1726-8.

Kawahara, Y., T. Taniguchi, T. Kadou, K. Fujitani, M. Yokoyama, H. Fukuzaki, and H. Itoh. 1989. Elevated pulmonary arterial pressure in pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Jpn J Med 28, no. 4:520-2.

Treilleux Salles, I., D. Vitrey, F. Berger, J. Beurlet, and L.M. Patricot. 1989. [Extra-pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis presenting as an exudative enteropathy with a rapid fatal course]. Ann Pathol 9, no. 4:279-83.

Desche, P., L.J. Couderc, and B. Epardeau. 1988. Sjogren's syndrome and pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis [letter]. Chest 94, no. 4:898.

Lack, E.E., M.F. Dolan, J. Finisio, G. Grover, M. Singh, and T.J. Triche. 1986. Pulmonary and extrapulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Report of a case with bilateral renal angiomyolipomas, multifocal lymphangioleiomyomatosis, and a glial polyp of the endocervix. Am J Surg Pathol 10, no. 9:650-7.

Casola, M., T. Caulet, M. Pluot, D. Grimbert, O. Ferrand, and J. Baehrel. 1983. [Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma. Apropos of a case]. Arch Anat Cytol Pathol 31, no. 4:237-40.

Kreisman, H., Y. Robitaille, G.P. Dionne, and M.J. Palayew. 1978. Lymphangiomyomatosis syndrome with hyperparathyroidism: a case report. Cancer 42, no. 1:364-72.

LAM in males

Kang, H.W., C.J. Kim, S.K. Kang, K.S. Lee, C.S. Lee, and Y.H. Kim. 1991. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis in a male. J Korean Med Sci 6, no. 1:83-5.

Cubells Riero, J., N. Pardo Garcia, A. Torras Colell, C. Leon Gonzalez, C. Rodriguez Casquero, and J. Cornella Canals. 1988. [Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. A case in a male]. An Esp Pediatr 29, no. 3:227-30.

 Anesthesia for LAM patients

Smith, M.B., and R.J. Elwood. 1989. Anesthetic management for oophorectomy in a patient with lymphangiomyomatosis. Anesthesiology 70, no. 3:548-50.

Oxorn, D.C., and P. Landrigan. 1987. Anaesthetic management for oophorectomy in pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Can J Anaesth 34, no. 5:512-4.

Cramer, S.F. 1981. Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis and metastasizing leiomyoma [letter]. N Engl J Med 305, no. 10:587-8.

Mora, A., C. Cortes, E.M. Mateo, M. Feliu, and E. Cabarrocas. 1991. [Anesthetic approach in 2 patients with pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis]. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim 38, no. 2:109-11.

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Case Reports and small series

Regnard, J.F., P. Levasseur, B. Millat, J. Gugenheim, M. Oury, E. Pouliquen, H. Le Brigand, and M. Merlier. 1987. [Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Apropos of 6 cases]. Ann Chir 41, no. 6:456-61.

Mahadeva, R., S. Stewart, and J. Wallwork. 1999. Metastatic endometrial stromal sarcoma masquerading as pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. J Clin Pathol 52, no. 2:147-8.

Ruco, L.P., E. Pilozzi, B.M. Wedard, A. Marzullo, V. D'Andrea, E. De Antoni, G. Silvestrini, and F. Bonetti. 1998. Epithelioid lymphangioleiomyomatosis-like tumour of the uterus in a patient without tuberous sclerosis: a lesion mimicking epithelioid leiomyosarcoma [letter]. Histopathology 33, no. 1:91-3.

Louis, H., H. Los, J.H. Lagendijk, C.S. de Graaff, and P.E. Postmus. 1997. [Spontaneous pneumothorax in young women: possible lymphangioleiomyomatosis]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 141, no. 40:1924-8.

Baba, M., M. Mikami, S. Nakamura, J. Takizawa, and M. Kawakami. 1997. [Flutropium bromide was effective in relieving symptoms of lymphangioleiomyomatosis--a case report]. Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi 35, no. 11:1223-7.

Itoh, T., M. Mochizuki, S. Kumazaki, T. Ishihara, and M. Fukayama. 1997. Cystic pulmonary metastases of endometrial stromal sarcoma of the uterus, mimicking lymphangiomyomatosis: a case report with immunohistochemistry of HMB45. Pathol Int 47, no. 10:725-9.

Orehek, J. 1996. [Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: empiric treatment of controlled trial? (editorial; comment)]. Rev Mal Respir 13, no. 3:199-202.

Longacre, T.A., M.R. Hendrickson, D.S. Kapp, and N.N. Teng. 1996. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis of the uterus simulating high-stage endometrial stromal sarcoma. Gynecol Oncol 63, no. 3:404-10.

Korobowicz, E., and J. Sierocinska-Sawa. 1996. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis--a case report. Pol J Pathol 47, no. 2:83-6.

Zanella, A., P. Toppan, D. Nitti, and M. Lise. 1996. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a case report in postmenopausal woman treated with pleurodesis and progesterone (medroxyprogesterone acetate). Tumori 82, no. 1:96-8.

Kantelhardt, T., K. Hallfeldt, J. Muller-Hocker, L. Schweiberer, and U. Lohrs. 1996. [Lymphangioleiomyomatosis--a rare disease of the lymphatic system]. Chirurg 67, no. 6:653-7.

Saludes, J., I. Sarda, R. Masip, and M. Rull. 1996. [Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Report of a case (letter; comment)]. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim 43, no. 5:190-1.

Clementsen, P.S., K. Folke, and P. Faurschou. 1995. [Lymphangioleiomyomatosis]. Ugeskr Laeger 157, no. 3:298-9.

Tanaka, H., A. Imada, T. Morikawa, T. Shibusa, M. Satoh, K. Sekine, and S. Abe. 1995. Diagnosis of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis by HMB45 in surgically treated spontaneous pneumothorax. Eur Respir J 8, no. 11:1879-82.

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