Abstract
Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare cause of pulmonary nodules that occurs when uterine leiomyomas metastasize to the lung. The management of these lesions varies from resection and hysterectomy to nonsurgical treatments such as hormonal therapy. We report a case of a 45-year-old woman with multiple nodules of the right lung identified during preoperative imaging before her hysterectomy for uterine fibroids.
Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Hysterectomy
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Leiomyomatosis / diagnosis
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Leiomyomatosis / pathology
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Leiomyomatosis / surgery*
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Lung / pathology
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Lung / surgery
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
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Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
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Middle Aged
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Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / diagnosis
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Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / pathology
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Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / surgery*
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Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Uterine Neoplasms / pathology
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Uterine Neoplasms / surgery*
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Uterus / pathology