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Do you perform routine interval screening for renal angiomyolipomas in patients with sporadic LAM?

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Pulmonology · University of Virginia Medical Center

The occurrence of angiomyolipomas (AMLs) in sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis (S-LAM) is less common compared to tuberous sclerosis complex-related LAM (TSC-LAM). One study showed that up to 50% of patients with S-LAM developed AMLs, whereas 100% of TSC-LAM patients were affected (Yeoh et al., PMID ...

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