"Lymphangiomyoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A tumorlike condition characterized by SMOOTH MUSCLE and ENDOTHELIUM proliferation of LYMPHATIC VESSELS and LYMPH NODES in the MEDIASTINUM and retroperitoneum, also in the lung. It may be manifested by chylous PLEURAL EFFUSION and ASCITES.
| Descriptor ID |
D008203
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.375.460 C15.604.515.562 C20.683.515.710
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| Concept/Terms |
Lymphangiomyoma- Lymphangiomyoma
- Lymphangiomyomas
- Lymphangioleiomyoma
- Lymphangioleiomyomas
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lymphangiomyoma" by people in Profiles.
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Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 downregulation in lymphangioleiomyomatosis: potential consequence of abnormal serum response factor expression. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2003 Apr; 28(4):504-11.