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Case Reports
. 2009 Aug 7:2:6331.
doi: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-6331.

Association of retroperitoneal lymphangioleiomyomatosis with endosalpingiosis: a case report

José Manuel Lorente Herce  1 , Virgilio Ruiz Luque, José Aguilar Luque, Pablo Martínez García, Daniel Díaz Gómez
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Association of retroperitoneal lymphangioleiomyomatosis with endosalpingiosis: a case report

José Manuel Lorente Herce et al. Cases J. .

Abstract

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis is a rare disorder of unknown origin that usually presents pulmonary symptoms. Retroperitoneal lymphangioleiomyomatosis without lung involvement has rarely been reported. We present a 38-year-old woman, the fourth case reported of retroperitoneal lymphangioleiomyomatosis with endosalpingiosis in the literature.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
CT scan of the abdomen showing a retroperitoneal mass (arrow).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Surgical image after excision of the mass. (1) Inferior mesenteric vein. (2) Left renal vein. (3) Duodenum. (4) Abdominal aorta. (5) Inferior mesenteric artery. (6) Left lower polar vein. (7) Ureter.
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