title: FDG-PET/CT finding of benign metastasizing leiomyoma of the lung.
abstract: We report a case of multiple benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) lung nodules showing faint or non-avid uptake of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) (respective 1-hour early and 2-hour delayed maximum standardized uptake values; 1.3 or less and 1.2 or less) in a 50-year-old woman with a history of hysterectomy for uterine leiomyoma at the age of 38 years. When multiple lung nodules show faint or non-avid FDG uptake in a patient with a history of hysterectomy for uterine leiomyoma, BML should be included in the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kagoshima University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences , Kagoshima ; Department of Radiology, Nanpuh Hospital , Kagoshima.
authors.forename: Masatoyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakajo
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukukura
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakajo
authors.forename: Yoriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kajiya
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yanagi
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Michiyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higashi
keywords: FDG; benign metastasizing leiomyoma; lung; nodule; uterus