title: [Benign metastasizing pulmonary leiomyomatosis. A report of 3 cases].
abstract: The benign metastasizing leiomyoma is an uncommon variety of leiomyoma, tumor derived from smooth muscular tissue. The benign metastasizing leiomyoma affects a middle age women, with antecedents of uterine leiomyoma, the pulmonary lesions appeared as a multiple nodules, without systemic affectation. We present three cases of benign metastasizing leiomyoma that de diagnosis was made for biopsy by thoracotomy; and in one case the markers from estrogens' receivers were positive.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Pneumología, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pifarré
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Izquierdo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calatrava
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morera
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology