Benign metastasizing leiomyoma: a clinical case report
Keywords:
Benign metastasizing leiomyoma, pulmonary nodule, uterine smoothmuscle neoplasmsAbstract
The authors present the case of a 44-year-old woman complaining
of shortness of breath, with a previous medical history of hysterectomy 10 years prior to admission, admitted with multiple pulmonary nodules diagnosed on chest radiography. The histopathologic
exam of the pulmonary lesions diagnosed a benign metastasizing
leiomyoma. In this article we review this rare entity whose origin
is still controversial but should be considered in the differential
diagnosis of a woman presenting with lung nodules.
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