Post-menopausal pulmonary leiomyoma metastasis: an unexpected finding

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

doi:10.1007/s12055-018-0676-5

Post-menopausal pulmonary leiomyoma metastasis: an unexpected finding

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Oct;34(4):513-515. doi: 10.1007/s12055-018-0676-5. Epub 2018 Apr 30.

Authors

Marion Mauduit^{1

2}, Quentin Langouet^{1

2}, Simon Rouzé^{1

2}, Reda Belhaj Soulami^{1

2}, Jamal Badreddine^{2

3}, Anne-Marie Mottin², Jean-Philippe Verhoye^{1

2}, Bertrand Delatour^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Rennes University Hospital Center, 2 rue Henri le Guilloux, 35000 Rennes, France.
² Pneumology Center, Avenue Jean-Jaures, 35400 Saint-Malo, France.
³ Department of Pathology, Atlanta Pathology Center, 35016 Rennes, France.

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.

Keywords: Benign metastasizing leiomyoma; Surgery; Video-assisted thoracoscopy.

Publication types

Case Reports