Leiomioma benigno metastisante – um caso clínico patológico

Authors

  • J. L. Ducla-Soares Professor Agregado de Medicina Interna, Clinica Universitária de Medicina I, Hospital de Santa Maria
  • Aurelio Ariza Professor, Departamento de Anatomia Patológica, Hospital Universitari Gennans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona

Keywords:

benign metastasizing leiomyoma, lung metastasis

Abstract

The case of a post-menopausal woman with vaginal bleeding and bilateral asymptomatic
lung nodules is discussed. Radiologic patterns of lung nodules are extensively analysed
and possible aetiologies are discussed. The final pathologic diagnosis was benign
metastasizing leiomyoma.

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2002-09-30

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Ducla-Soares JL, Ariza A. Leiomioma benigno metastisante – um caso clínico patológico. RPMI [Internet]. 2002 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Sep. 7];9(3). Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1868

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