Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma in patients aged 45 years and younger: clinical features and novelty in treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma (PBML) is the most common extrauterine spread of uterine leiomyoma, and its biological behavior is traditionally thought to be hormone dependent. Studies on older PBML patients have been previously reported, but limited literature has been published regarding the clinical features and treatment of PBML in young women.

Methods

A total of 65 cases of PBML in women aged 45 years and younger were reviewed, including 56 cases selected from PubMed and 9 cases from our hospital. The clinical characteristics and management of these patients were analyzed.

Results

The median age of all the patients at diagnosis was 39.0 years. PBML most commonly presented as bilateral solid lesions (60.9%), with other rare imaging manifestati

SUBMITTER: Su H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186780 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature