Benign metastasizing leiomyoma of the lung: a case report.

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Author	Huang, Po Chao Chen, Ju-Yi Chia-Man, C. Kwan, Po Cheung Ho, William Lin
Copyright Year	2000
Abstract	Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) refers to benign pulmonary neoplasm associated with a previous or coincident history of uterine leiomyomata. We report the case of a 56-year-old postmenopausal woman with a 4-year history of multiple benign leiomyomatous lesions in bilateral lungs and the uterus. The tumor cells from the lungs and uterus were focally immunoreactive for HMB-45 antibody and progesterone receptor. Immunoreactivity to HMB-45 is well known in smooth muscle cells of hamartomatous neoplasms, such as angiomyolipoma and lymphangioleiomyomatosis, but has not been reported in BML previously. These features suggest a multifocal hamartomatous histogenesis rather than metastasis in the present case.
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Ending Page	184
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PubMed reference number	11155751v1
Volume Number	99
Issue Number	12
Journal	Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Angiomyolipoma Fibroid Tumor Gastric Leiomyoma Hamartoma Histogenic Process Lung Leiomyoma Lung Neoplasms Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Progesterone Smooth muscle (tissue) Uterine Fibroids Uterus
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