Pulmonary leiomyoma--a case report.
A 56 year old female patient was found to have a lung mass in the right upper lobe lobe during evaluation for cough and sputum. The mass had grown slightly over the past 6 months when she was admitted for an operation. Preoperative studies revealed the benign nature of the tumor, and a thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy was performed. Postoperatively, the diagnosis was histologically proven to be pulmonary leiomyoma which is a rare type of benign lung tumor.
Paik
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Bae
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed