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A Case of Benign Metastasizing Pulmonary Leiomyomatosis  

Kim, Youn-Seup (Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Kim, Eo-Jin (Department of Pathology, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Park, Coong-Hak (Department of Gynecology, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Park, Jae-Seuk (Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Jee, Young-Koo (Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Lee, Kye-Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.53, no.2, 2002 , pp. 190-195 More about this Journal
Abstract
A benign metastasizing pulmonary leiomyomatosis(BMPL) is a rare and uncommon variety of leiomyoma. BML affects middle-aged women who had a previous hysterectomy due to a histologically benign appearing leiomyoma. BMPL is characterized by asymptomatic multiple smooth muscle nodules with a less aggressive course than a leiomyosarcoma. A 45-year-old woman who had a hysterectomy for a uterine leiomyoma 4 years prior to this study presented with multiple variable-sized lung nodule. A percutaneous needle biopsy confirmed the benign metastasizing pulmonary leiomyomatosis. Here, we present this case with a review of the relevant literatures.
Keywords
Benign mrtastasizing pulmonary leiomyomatosis; Uterine leiomyoma; Leiomyosarcoma;
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