Transbronchial lung biopsy for the diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis: the severity of cystic lung destruction assessed by the modified Goddard scoring system as a predictor for establishing the diagnosis | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases | Full Text

Transbronchial lung biopsy for the diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis: the severity of cystic lung destruction assessed by the modified Goddard scoring system as a predictor for establishing the diagnosis | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases | Full Text

Transbronchial lung biopsy for the diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis: the severity of cystic lung destruction assessed by the modified Goddard scoring system as a predictor for establishing the diagnosis

A guide of patient selection for establishing the diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) by transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) has not been established, although the pathological confirmation of LAM by lun...

Authors:Shouichi Okamoto, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Takuo Hayashi, Keiko Muraki, Tetsutaro Nagaoka, Koichi Nishino, Yasuhito Sekimoto, Shinichi Sasaki, Kazuhisa Takahashi and Kuniaki Seyama

Citation:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:125

Content type:Research

Published on: 26 May 2020

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