Lymphangioleiomyomatosis as a potent lung cancer risk factor: Insights from a Japanese large cohort study.
Masahiro TorasawaTakehito ShukuyaKohei UemuraTakuo HayashiToshihide UenoShinji KohsakaYoshihiro MasuiYukina ShiraiMakiko OkuraTetsuhiko AsaoYoichiro MitsuishiNaoko ShimadaFumiyuki TakahashiKazuya TakamochiKenji SuzukiKazuhisa TakahashiKuniaki SeyamaPublished in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2024)
Our study revealed that patients diagnosed with LAM had a significantly increased risk of lung cancer. Further research is warranted to clarify the carcinogenesis of lung cancer in patients with LAM.