Abdominal lymphangioleiomyomatosis in a man with Klinefelter syndrome: The first reported case

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 96-100

  Fiore, Maria Grazia ^a,b   Sanguedolce, Francesca ^a   Lolli, Ivan ^a   Piscitelli, Domenico ^a   Ricco, Rosalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androgen therapy; Klinefelter syndrome; Mesenteric lymphangioleiomyomatosis; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HAMARTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LYMPH FOLLICLE; LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 16244379804     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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