Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2008 Dec;41(6):777-781.

Multiple Pulmonary Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Korea. sungbo@catholic.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Korea.
  • 3Department of Pathology, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Korea.

Abstract

Benign metastasizing leiomyoma is a rare disease that histologically shows features of a benign tumor; however it can metastasize to the lung or other organs. We report here on a case of a 53-year-old woman with benign metastasizing leiomyoma, and she was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of coughing for 2 months; she showed multiple diffuse nodular opacities of both lungs on a chest radiograph. She had undergone hysterectomy for leiomyoma of the uterus 13 years previously. Thoracoscopic lung biopsy was performed to rule out metastatic lung cancer. The pulmonary nodules appeared benign with a very low mitotic rate and they consisted of smooth muscle cells. The pathologic findings of the pulmonary nodules were consistent with benign metastasizing leiomyoma. The patient has been followed up closely without any specific therapy.

Keyword

Lung neoplasm; Leiomyoma; Neoplasm metastasis

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Cough
Female
Humans
Hysterectomy
Leiomyoma
Lung
Lung Neoplasms
Middle Aged
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
Neoplasm Metastasis
Rare Diseases
Thorax
Uterus
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