Benign metastasizing leiomyoma
| Autor: | S. A. Cohen, N. M. Cohen, Timothy J. Broderick, W. V. Houck |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Uterine leiomyoma Leiomyoma business.industry Adrenal Gland Neoplasms Middle Aged medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Multiple endocrine neoplasms Metastasis Diagnosis Differential Pancreatic Neoplasms surgical procedures operative Medicine Humans Surgery Female Differential diagnosis business neoplasms Benign metastasizing leiomyoma |
| Zdroj: | Surgical endoscopy. 16(4) |
| ISSN: | 1432-2218 |
| Popis: | Benign metastasizing leiomyoma is a rare clinical entity that has been described in several previous reports. Although the exact pathophysiology of the disease is unknown, two predominant theories exist: (1) metastasis from ah existing leiomyoma (cornmonly seen with uterine leiomyoma) or (2) multicentric leiomyomatous growths rather than actual metastases. We present an interesting case in which several elements of the patient′s history complicated the differential diagnosis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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