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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Linfangioleiomiomatosis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Linfangioleiomiomatose
Tree Number:
C04.557.375.460.465
C04.557.450.692.500
C15.604.515.562.465
C20.683.515.710.465
Definition
English
:
A
disease
characterized by the progressive invasion of SMOOTH
MUSCLE CELLS
into the
LYMPHATIC VESSELS
, and the
BLOOD VESSELS
. The majority of the cases occur in the LUNGS of
women
of child-bearing age, eventually blocking the flow of
air
,
blood
, and
lymph
. The common symptom is shortness of breath (
DYSPNEA
).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
differentiate from
LYMPHANGIOMYOMA
; coordinate IM with precoordinated organ/neoplasm terms (IM) if relevant
History Note
English
:
2006 (1994)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
31329
Unique Identifier:
D018192
Occurrence in VHL
:
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