Pulmonary leiomyoma: a case report.
10.3349/ymj.1993.34.4.381
- Author:
Hyo Chae PAIK
1
;
Doo Yun LEE
;
Ki Man BAE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary leiomyoma;
thoracoscopic;
lobectomy
- MeSH:
Case Report;
Female;
Human;
Leiomyoma/pathology/radiography/*surgery;
Lung Neoplasms/pathology/radiography/*surgery;
Middle Age;
Radiography, Thoracic;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
1993;34(4):381-385
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 56 year old female patient was found to have a lung mass in the right upper lobe lobe during evaluation for cough and sputum. The mass had grown slightly over the past 6 months when she was admitted for an operation. Preoperative studies revealed the benign nature of the tumor, and a thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy was performed. Postoperatively, the diagnosis was histologically proven to be pulmonary leiomyoma which is a rare type of benign lung tumor.
