Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10066632 | Gynecologic Oncology Reports | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare tumor comprising histologically benign smooth muscle cells and exhibits the same histological findings as a uterine myoma although in an extra-uterine location. Most BMLs occur several years after surgery for uterine myoma in women of reproductive age. Here, we report a case of pulmonary BML in a 54-year-old postmenopausal woman with no previous history of myomectomy or hysterectomy. The patient presented with a rapid increase in abdominal girth over the past 3â¯months and a cough lasting for 2â¯months. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple pulmonary nodules, ranging in diameter from a few millimeters to 1.5â¯cm. Abdominal CT revealed a well-defined heterogeneous hypervascular uterine mass measuring 25â¯cm at the widest diameter. In addition to the uterine mass, imaging studies identified no other origin of the metastatic lung nodules. Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed followed by video-assisted thoracoscopy. The histological findings of the lungs and uterus suggested myoma. The patient remains asymptomatic and disease-free at 7â¯years after surgery without adjuvant treatment.
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Authors
H.C. Jo, J.C. Baek,