Benign metastasizing leiomyoma. Case report and review of the literature

Herz. 2014 Nov;39(7):867-70. doi: 10.1007/s00059-013-3904-1. Epub 2013 Aug 2.

Abstract

Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare clinical condition predominantly occurring in reproductive women with a history of uterine leiomyoma resection or hysterectomy. Oftentimes, it is easy to be misdiagnosed as a malignant tumor when nodules are found in multiple tissues. In order to raise clinicians' awareness of BML, we present a short review of the literature in combination with an unusual case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Heart Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Heart Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma / diagnosis*
  • Leiomyoma / prevention & control
  • Multimodal Imaging / methods
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / therapy*