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01-10-2018 | Case report

Post-menopausal pulmonary leiomyoma metastasis: an unexpected finding

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

Published in: Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 4/2018

Abstract

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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Title: Post-menopausal pulmonary leiomyoma metastasis: an unexpected finding
Authors: Marion Mauduit
Quentin Langouet
Simon Rouzé
Reda Belhaj Soulami
Jamal Badreddine
Anne-Marie Mottin
Jean-Philippe Verhoye
Bertrand Delatour
Publication date: 01-10-2018
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Published in: Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0970-9134
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7723
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-018-0676-5

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