Case Reports in Women's Health (Apr 2018)

Pelvic and pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma: A case report

  • Jennifer B. Bakkensen,
  • Wesley Samore,
  • Pietro Bortoletto,
  • Cynthia C. Morton,
  • Raymond M. Anchan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2018.e00061
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18

Abstract

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Seven years after she had a total abdominal hysterectomy for benign leiomyomas, a 46-year-old woman presented with a pelvic mass and multiple pulmonary nodules. She underwent resection of the mass and core needle biopsy of a pulmonary lesion. Histopathologic analysis revealed that both the pelvic and the pulmonary lesions were consistent with benign leiomyomas. Benign metastasizing leiomyoma should be considered if a woman of reproductive age and with a history of leiomyomas presents with extrauterine nodules without evidence of malignancy. The final diagnosis should be based on histopathological examination. Treatment depends on tumor size, location, receptor positivity, and disease progression. Keywords: Leiomyoma, Fibroids, Benign, Metastatic, Pulmonary nodules