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Post-menopausal pulmonary leiomyoma metastasis: an unexpected finding

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Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare entity characterized by proliferation of extra-uterine smooth muscle tumors. BML has both malignant behavior and benign characteristics. Here, we present a case of pulmonary BML occurring in a 70-year-old woman treated by surgery.

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  1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Rennes University Hospital Center, 2 rue Henri le Guilloux, 35000, Rennes, France

    Marion Mauduit, Quentin Langouet, Simon Rouzé, Reda Belhaj Soulami, Jean-Philippe Verhoye & Bertrand Delatour

  2. Pneumology Center, Avenue Jean-Jaures, 35400, Saint-Malo, France

    Marion Mauduit, Quentin Langouet, Simon Rouzé, Reda Belhaj Soulami, Jamal Badreddine, Anne-Marie Mottin, Jean-Philippe Verhoye & Bertrand Delatour

  3. Department of Pathology, Atlanta Pathology Center, 35016, Rennes, France

    Jamal Badreddine

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Mauduit, M., Langouet, Q., Rouzé, S. et al. Post-menopausal pulmonary leiomyoma metastasis: an unexpected finding. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 34, 513–515 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-018-0676-5

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