Abstract
An otherwise healthy 55-year-old female, nonsmoker, was seen in pulmonary consultation for progressively worsening shortness of breath. She had undergone a complete hysterectomy 7 years prior for bleeding leiomyomas. On presentation, her initial chest X-ray showed a large right-sided pleural effusion with multiple pulmonary nodules. Two thoracenteses failed to reveal any cytologic abnormalities. Bronchoscopy revealed smooth, round, endobronchial lesions. Histologic examination showed features consistent with leiomyosarcoma. We present a rare case of a patient that initially had possible leiomyomas of the uterus surgically removed and years later presented with bronchopulmonary leiomyosarcoma.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 19 2015 |
Keywords
- Bronchopulmonary
- Cancer
- Leiomyosarcoma
- Metastasizing
- Pleural fluid
- Uterine fibroids
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Safety Research