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A rare case of lymphangiomyomatosis treated with leuprolide acetate: five-years follow-up.

[lymphangioleiomyomatosis]

Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare and systemic disease that is characterized by the abnormal proliferation of smooth muscle-like cells in the lungs and along the axial lymphatic system. The authors herein present a rare case of LAM that was treated with long-term use of leuprolide acetate, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue (GnRHa).