"Lymphangioleiomyomatosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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).
| Descriptor ID |
D018192
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.375.460.465 C04.557.450.692.500 C15.604.515.562.465 C20.683.515.710.465
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