- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM): Symptoms Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare condition that causes cysts and other growths to form in your lungs, kidneys and lymphatic system Symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain and cough It’s caused by genetic changes that allow certain cells to grow unchecked
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis - Wikipedia
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, progressive and systemic disease that typically results in cystic lung destruction It predominantly affects women, especially during childbearing years [1]
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a primary disease of the lung parenchyma caused by abnormal growth of smooth muscle cells in the lung vasculature, lymphatics, and alveoli that leads to the formation of multiple cysts in the lungs bilaterally and respiratory symptoms, such as dyspnea on exertion
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia. org
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a low-grade destructive metastasizing PEComatous tumor 1 resulting from the proliferation of LAM cells in the lung, kidney and axial lymphatics The disease is caused by mutations of the TSC2 or TSC1 genes and is more commonly sporadic rather than inherited
- What is LAM? - The LAM Foundation
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (lim-FAN-je-o-LI-o-MI-o-ma-TO-sis), or LAM, is a rare lung disease that affects women almost exclusively LAM is characterized by an abnormal growth of smooth muscle cells, especially in the lungs, lymphatic system, and kidneys
- LAM - What Is LAM? - NHLBI, NIH
LAM, or lymphangioleiomyomatosis, is a rare lung disease affecting mostly women of childbearing age Abnormal muscle-like cells grow in the lungs, making breathing difficult
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis - Pulmonary Disorders - Merck Manual . . .
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is an indolent, progressive growth of smooth muscle cells throughout the lungs, pulmonary blood vessels, lymphatics, and pleurae It is rare and occurs in young women Symptoms are dyspnea, cough, chest pain, and hemoptysis; spontaneous pneumothorax is common
- LAM Lung Disease (Lymphangioleiomyomatosis) - WebMD
LAM lung disease (lymphangioleiomyomatosis) is a rare lung disease that tends to affect women of childbearing age In LAM lung disease, muscle cells that line the lungs ' airways and blood
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