title: Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma: report of three cases.
abstract: Benign metastasizing leiomyoma is very rare and usually occurs in women who undergo hysterectomy and myomectomy for uterine leiomyoma. This is a benign spindle-shaped smooth muscle cell tumor pathologically but metastasizes to the extrauterine organs. Lungs are the most common site of metastasis. We observed three cases of pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma.
authors.forename: Hyun Woo
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Soo Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery, Seoul St, Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul Seo Cho Gu Ban Po Dong Banpo road 222, 137-701, South Korea, Republic of Korea. swsung@catholic.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Sook Whan
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Jae Kil
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery