Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma: a case report

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2023 Feb 16;94(1). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2023.2411.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma* / pathology
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Uterine Neoplasms* / pathology