A Case of Benign Metastasizing Pulmonary Leiomyomatosis.

Kim, Youn Seup; Kim, Eo Jin; Park, Choong Hak; Park, Jae Seuk; Jee, Young Koo; Lee, Kye Young

doi:2002.53.2.190

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2002;53(2):190-195.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2002.53.2.190 Published online August 1, 2002.

A Case of Benign Metastasizing Pulmonary Leiomyomatosis.

Youn Seup Kim, Eo Jin Kim, Choong Hak Park, Jae Seuk Park, Young Koo Jee, Kye Young Lee

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. kyleemd@dankook.ac.kr
²Department of Pathology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
³Department of Gynecology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.

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.

Key Words: Benign metastasizing pulmonary leiomyomatosis, Uterine leiomyoma, Leiomyosarcoma