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.

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.

Keyword

Benign metastasizing pulmonary leiomyomatosis; Uterine leiomyoma; Leiomyosarcoma

MeSH Terms

Female
Humans
Biopsy
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