Wagenaar S S, Swierenga J, Wagenvoort C A
Thorax. 1978 Dec;33(6):791-5. doi: 10.1136/thx.33.6.791.
Pulmonary lymphangiectasis can occur either as a primary change or secondary to chronic congestion. Primary lymphangiectasis is generally considered to occur exclusively in young children. This report describes three male patients, aged 13, 16, and 19 years, in whom the changes are limited to one lobe or to two lobes and the mediastinum. So far as could be ascertained these patients are the oldest reported. Lymphangiectasis should be considered in the clinical differential diagnosis of "pulmonary cysts" in children and young adults.
肺淋巴管扩张症可作为原发性病变出现，也可继发于慢性充血。原发性淋巴管扩张症通常被认为仅发生于幼儿。本报告描述了三名男性患者，年龄分别为13岁、16岁和19岁，其病变局限于一个肺叶或两个肺叶及纵隔。据目前所知，这些患者是有报道的年龄最大的病例。在儿童和青年“肺囊肿”的临床鉴别诊断中应考虑淋巴管扩张症。
