Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma |
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Authors: | Feride Sapmaz Makbule Ergin Ozgur Katrancioglu Tanseli Gonlugur Ugur Gonlugur Sahende Elagoz |
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Institution: | Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sivas State Hospital, Sivas, Turkey. |
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Abstract: | A 41-year-old woman presented with chest pain and a cough. There was a solitary pulmonary nodule in the upper-left lobe. The patient had no history of neoplasm except a hysterectomy for uterine leiomyoma five years before. Six months after the first presentation, the tumor showed a gradual increase in size; an explorative thoracotomy was performed. The histopathologic examination showed a tumor consisting of well-differentiated spindle-shaped cells with intervening collagen. She was readmitted 8 months after the operation because of right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax. Multiple pulmonary nodules appeared when the lung was re-expanded by chest tube drainage. In conclusion, uterine leiomyomas can metastasize to various organs, such as lungs, despite having a benign pathologic appearance. |
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Keywords: | Leiomyoma Lung neoplasms secondary Neoplasm metastasis |
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