AB027. Benign metastasizing leiomyoma: a rare cause of diffuse pulmonary nodules
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AB027. Benign metastasizing leiomyoma: a rare cause of diffuse pulmonary nodules

Yu Chen, Hung-I Lu, Chien-Ming Lo, Ming-Jang Hsie

Division of thoracic surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan


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. Herein we report a 60-year-old patient with diffuse variant size lung nodules mimicing metastatic pulmonary malignancy.

Keywords: Benign lung tumor; benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML); multiple lung tumors


doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.s027


Cite this article as: Chen Y, Lu HI, Lo CM, Hsie MJ. Benign metastasizing leiomyoma: a rare cause of diffuse pulmonary nodules. J Thorac Dis 2017;9(Suppl 14):AB027. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.s027

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