What Is Pleuropulmonary Blastoma (PPB)? Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare but aggressive type of cancer that occurs in early childhood. It develops in the lungs or the pleura—the thin layer of tissue lining the lungs. PPB most often affects children under the...
What is Lung Lymphangioleiomyomatosis? Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM, is a rare and progressive lung disease that primarily affects women of childbearing age. It is caused by the abnormal growth of smooth muscle-like cells—called LAM cells—in the lungs, kidneys,...
What is Pulmonary Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma? Primary Pulmonary Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma (LELC) is a rare type of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that closely resembles nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This cancer is strongly linked to the Epstein-Barr virus...
What is Lymphangioleiomyomatosis of the Lung? Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare lung disease that primarily affects women between puberty and menopause. In LAM, abnormal cells grow in the lungs and other parts of the body, damaging healthy lung tissue. Over...
Malignant epithelioid mesothelioma is the most common type of mesothelioma, a cancer mainly caused by exposure to asbestos. This type of cancer develops when the cells that form the outer layer of tissues, called epithelioid cells, become cancerous after being exposed...
