"renal cancer surveillance, initially by MRI, followed by MRI or CT 17 every 1-3 years."
"desquamative interstitial pneumonia, pneumatocoeles, cystic pulmonary metastases, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, inherited connective tissue disease such as Marfan syndrome, and neurofibromatosis type 1 are less likely to be confused with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome"
"pathogenic FLCN germline mutation"
"Deletion mutation in the folliculin (FLCN) gene (17p11.2) with autosomal dominant inheritance. At least 142 unique DNA mutations of the FLCN gene have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome, which would explain the variable features in different families 13."
"adjacent to interlobular septa, arteries and veins"
"thin-walled, variable in size, round or elongated, sometimes multilobulated or multiseptate 13"
"cyst rupture may cause pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum or pneumopericardium"
"upper zone predominant and bronchocentric cavitating nodules, branching or irregular cysts"
"quantitative CT ‘emphysema’ software for total cyst volume measurement, distribution and monitoring"
"History and etymology"