Incidental detection of benign metastasizing leiomyoma in asymptomatic female
Department
Radiology
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Clinical Imaging Science
Abstract
Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare finding of histologically benign smooth muscle tumors in extrauterine locations, most commonly the lungs. We report a case of BML found incidentally on pre-operative imaging in a 42-year-old patient. BML is found in premenopausal women with a history of leiomyoma and, often, hysterectomy. As in our case, the metastatic pulmonary nodules are not hypermetabolic on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron emission tomography/computed tomography. BML may be clinically malignant or asymptomatic. Since the imaging appearance of BML simulates metastatic disease of more malignant etiology, awareness of its multimodality imaging appearance and presentation can aid in diagnosis.
First Page
16
DOI
10.25259/JCIS_37_2023
Volume
13
Publication Date
6-1-2023
PubMed ID
37405365
Recommended Citation
Zazulak, H. E., Single, M., O'Herron, T., & Thompson, J. P. (2023). Incidental detection of benign metastasizing leiomyoma in asymptomatic female. Journal of Clinical Imaging Science, 13, 16. https://doi.org/10.25259/JCIS_37_2023