| Literature DB >> 27514603 |
Gustavo Pacheco-Rodriguez1, Angelo M Taveira-DaSilva2, Joel Moss3.
Abstract
Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare and poorly characterized disease affecting primarily premenopausal women. Asymptomatic patients are often diagnosed incidentally by radiographs or other lung-imaging procedures performed for other indications, and the diagnosis is eventually confirmed by biopsy. Patients with BML are usually treated pharmacologically with antiestrogen therapies or surgically with oophorectomy or hysterectomy. Antiestrogen therapy is typically efficacious and, in general, most patients have a favorable prognosis. Asymptomatic patients with a confirmed diagnosis of BML, may be followed conservatively without treatment.Entities:
Keywords: Estrogen; Leiomyomas; Metastasis; Rare lung disease; Smooth muscle cells
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27514603 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2016.04.019
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Chest Med ISSN: 0272-5231 Impact factor: 2.878