https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2023.2411
Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma: a case report
Submitted: August 17, 2022
Accepted: February 13, 2023
Published: February 16, 2023
Accepted: February 13, 2023
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Benign metastasizing leiomyoma is a metastasizing form of leiomyoma, which is a benign uterine tumor that typically affects women of reproductive age. A hysterectomy is typically performed 10-15 years before the disease's metastatic progression. We present a case of a postmenopausal woman who presented to the emergency department with worsening dyspnea and a history of hysterectomy due to leiomyoma. A computed tomography scan of the chest revealed diffuse bilateral lesions. An open-lung biopsy was performed, and the lung lesions were found to have leiomyoma cells. The patient began letrozole treatment and showed clinical improvement without any serious adverse events.
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Panagiotou, Emmanouil, Ioannis Vamvakaris, Nikolaos K. Syrigos, and Elias Kotteas. 2023. “Pulmonary Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma: A Case Report”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 94 (1). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2023.2411.
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