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Pulmonary and retroperitoneal benign metastasizing leiomyoma

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Affiliated Author(s)
박준철배진곤김종인이정호
Alternative Author(s)
Park, Joon CheolBae, Jin GonKim, Jong InRhee, Jeong Ho
Journal Title
Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
ISSN
2233-8233
Issued Date
2011
Abstract
Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare disease, which usually occurs in women with a history of a prior hysterectomy or myomectomy
for benign uterine leiomyoma, and has the potential to metastasize to distant sites, such as the lung, lymph nodes, muscular tissue, heart,
or retroperitoneum. These lesions are slow-growing, asymptomatic, and usually found incidentally. The prognosis of BML is also excellent. However,
there has been debate on the origin and the correct classification of BML, and there are no guidelines for the treatment of BML. We report
here on a rare case of BML in both the retroperitoneal cavity and lung in a 48-year-old woman with a history of hysterectomy due to histologically
benign uterine leiomyoma. The patient underwent retroperitoneal mass excision and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and then wedge
biopsy of two pulmonary nodules was performed additionally 9 days later. Until now, there has been no sign of recurrence and the patient remains
asymptomatic. To our knowledge, pulmonary BML is rare and the co-existence of the retroperitoneal metastases after previous hysterectomy
is even rarer.
Keywords: Leiomyoma; Lung; Metastasis; Retroperitoneal Mass; Human
Department
Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology (산부인과학)
Publisher
School of Medicine
Citation
Su Yeon Lim et al. (2011). Pulmonary and retroperitoneal benign metastasizing
leiomyoma. Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine, 38(3), 174–177. doi: 10.5653/cerm.2011.38.3.174
Type
Article
ISSN
2233-8233
DOI
10.5653/cerm.2011.38.3.174
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/35468
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