Table 2 Myocardial fatty foci and bone nodules identified on chest HRCT images.

From: Uncommon radiologic computed tomography appearances of the chest in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis

  

n

Mean

Median

Range

P value*

MFF

TSC-LAM

18

2.17

2

1–6

 

S-LAM

8

1.25

1

1–3

P < 0.05

Bone nodules

TSC-LAM

32

33.5

26.5

9–92

 

S-LAM

28

4.68

2

1–34

P < 0.01

  1. *Difference between S-LAM and TSC-LAM patients (Mann–Whitney U test).
  2. MMF myocardial fatty foci, S-LAM sporadic LAM, TSC-LAM tuberous sclerosis complex-associated LAM.
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