Diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatosis: A case report with literature review

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 797-800

  Du, Ming Hua ^a,b   Ye, Ruan Jian ^a   Sun, Kun Kun ^a   Li, Jian Feng ^a   Shen, Dan Hua ^b   Wang, Jun ^a   Gao, Zhan Cheng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Fengning County Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Computer tomography; Diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; LYMPHATIC ENDOTHELIAL ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY D2-40; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMON COLD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSE PULMONARY LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RESIDUAL VOLUME; STEATORRHEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79952502838     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2011.05.033     Document Type: Article

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