Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma of Lung.
- Author:
Suk Ki CHO
1
;
Kyong Min RYU
;
Sanghoon JHEON
;
Sook Whan SUNG
;
Jin Haeng CHUNG
;
Jae Ho LEE
;
Young Bum KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea. jheon@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lung neoplasms;
Neoplasm metastasis;
Metastasectomy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Estrogens;
Female;
Humans;
Leiomyoma*;
Lung Neoplasms;
Lung*;
Metastasectomy;
Muscle, Smooth;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Receptors, Progesterone
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2006;39(4):335-339
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare entity, characterized by the occurrence of multiple smooth muscle nodules in the lung with histologically benign leiomyoma. Both the uterine and pulmonary tumors have been found to express estrogen and progesterone receptors, which suggest that the pulmonary lesions represented metastases from leiomyoma. We experienced a 41-year-old female patient with BML and report here with the literature review.
