A case report of benign metastasizing leiomyoma of the lung: FDG-PET-CT findings and the utility of uterine needle biopsy

Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare condition that affects other organs out of the uterus. Recently, a few case reports in which 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) has been used to distinguish the malignancy have been published. Here, the authors present a case...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of gynaecological oncology 2016-08, Vol.37 (4), p.568-571
Hauptverfasser: Yamamoto, A, Usami, T, Kondo, E, Kato, K, Umayahara, K
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare condition that affects other organs out of the uterus. Recently, a few case reports in which 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) has been used to distinguish the malignancy have been published. Here, the authors present a case of BML with metabolic activity on PET, in which needle biopsy of the uterus was efficient to make diagnosis.
ISSN:0392-2936
DOI:10.12892/ejgo3046.2016