Tuberc Respir Dis.
2002 Aug;53(2):190-195. 10.4046/trd.2002.53.2.190.
A Case of Benign Metastasizing Pulmonary Leiomyomatosis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. kyleemd@dankook.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
- 3Department of Gynecology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
- KMID: 1320434
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2002.53.2.190
Abstract
- A benign metastasizing pulmonary leiomyomatosis(BMPL) is a rare and uncommon variety of leiomyoma. BML affects middle-aged women who had a previous hysterectomy due to a histologically benign appearing leiomyoma. BMPL is characterized by asymptomatic multiple smooth muscle nodules with a less aggressive course than a leiomyosarcoma. A 45-year-old woman who had a hysterectomy for a uterine leiomyoma 4 years prior to this study presented with multiple variable-sized lung nodule. A percutaneous needle biopsy confirmed the benign metastasizing pulmonary leiomyomatosis. Here, we present this case with a review of the relevant literatures.
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