Cytologic findings of lymphangioleiomyomatosis in pleural effusion: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 578-580

  Tynski, Zofia ^a   Eisenberg, Rosana ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis; Pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHYLOTHORAX; DEATH; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROPERITONEUM; TUBE;

EID: 34547123807     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325799     Document Type: Article

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