Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2006 Apr;39(4):335-339.
Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma of Lung
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea. jheon@snu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea.
- 3Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea.
- 4Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea.
- 5Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
- 6Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
- 7Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
- 8Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
Abstract
- Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare entity, characterized by the occurrence of multiple smooth muscle nodules in the lung with histologically benign leiomyoma. Both the uterine and pulmonary tumors have been found to express estrogen and progesterone receptors, which suggest that the pulmonary lesions represented metastases from leiomyoma. We experienced a 41-year-old female patient with BML and report here with the literature review.
