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Benign metastatic leiomyoma: pulmonary and cerebral involvement

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Summary:Benign metastatic leiomyoma (BML) is a rare disorder characterized by the presence of extrauterine leiomyomatous lesions. The authors report a case of a 70-year-old woman with previous total hysterectomy for uterine leiomyoma, that presented with dry cough and a history of progressive weight loss. Thorax computerized tomography revealed multiple nodular masses, suggestive of pulmonary metastases. The immunohistochemical study showed that the diagnosis was compatible with BML. The patient then presented a nodular brain lesion suspected of metastasis but died before the biopsy for etiologic confirmation.
Main Authors:Alves,Mariana Carlos
Other Authors:Borges,José Pedro Coutinho; Trocado,Vera; Almeida,Avelina; Pinheiro,Paula
Subject:Uterine leiomyoma Benign metastatic leiomyoma Pulmonary nodules Brain metastasis
Year:2018
Country:Portugal
Document type:report
Access type:open access
Associated institution:Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Language:English
Origin:SciELO Portugal

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