Pregnancy exacerbating unsuspected mediastinal lymphangioleiomyomatosis and chylothorax

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 289-290

  Brunelli, A ^a,b   Catalini, G ^b   Fianchini, A ^b  

^a Univ of Ancona School of Medicine ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Immunodeficiency; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPHANGIOMYOMA; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADULT; CHYLOTHORAX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHANGIOMYOMA; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC;

EID: 0030091644     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(95)02619-3     Document Type: Letter

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