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Metastatic uterine leiomyomata. A case report
Author(s) -
Pocock Eugene,
Craig John R.,
Bullock Weldon K.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197611)38:5<2096::aid-cncr2820380536>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - medicine , leiomyosarcoma , uterine leiomyoma , lung , leiomyoma , respiratory disease , metastasis , radiology , gynecology , pathology , cancer
Pulmonary metastases from uterine leiomyomata are extremely rare and unpredictable, despite the high frequency of uterine leiomyoma. Review of the literature reveals seven previous examples of pulmonary metastasis from uterine leiomyomata; other cases may exist, but they were not considered because there was little evidence to distinguish them from leiomyosarcoma. The case we report is unusual in: 1) its prolonged course of 21 years, 2) its lack of pulmonary symptoms, despite extensive multiple nodules; and 3) the cystic change of the multiple lesions, which mimicked cystic lung disease.