Case ReportPulmonary Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma in a Postmenopausal Woman
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CASE REPORT
A 52-year-old woman was admitted because of fever, cough, and dull pain on the right side of the chest for 1 month. There was no significant medical history, including gynecologic problems. The patient reported menopause about 1 year ago. On physical examination, the breathing sounds were decreased on the right side of the chest.
Blood test showed a white blood cell count of 21,040/μL with 82% neutrophils and a hemoglobin of 10.5 g/dL. The cancer antigen (CA) 125 was elevated (53 U/mL) above the
DISCUSSION
BML is a rare disease, which is thought to be derived from uterine leiomyomas.1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6. Although leiomyomas are histologically benign, they have the potential to metastasize to distant sites, such as lungs, skin, bones, mediastinum, lymph nodes, muscular tissue, heart, and retroperitoneum.1., 7. BML usually occurs in women with a history of a prior hysterectomy or myomectomy for benign uterine leiomyoma, and an interval between the surgical removal of the uterine leiomyoma and the
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We thank professor Mie-Jae Im for critical reading of the manuscript.
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