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RESPIRATORY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS
Volume 16, Issue -, Pages 122-124Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.09.008
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Benign metastasizing leiomyomatosis (BML); Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM); Benign or congenital lesions; Lung pathology; Lung histology
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Benign metastasizing leiomyomatosis (BML) is a rare cause of pulmonary lesions found in reproductive age women who have undergone a hysterectomy for uterine leiomyoma. Given the relative rarity of the disease, the management of these lesions varies from surgical (oopherectomy) or medical antiestrogen hormonal therapy to clinical observation and survelliance. The disease generally presents asymptomatically with multiple, well-defined pulmonary nodules discovered incidentally on imaging. We report an atypical presentation of a 46-year-old woman with incidentally found bilateral pulmonary cavitating nodules and cysts, concerning for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), who was ultimately diagnosed with BML. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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