Yonsei Med J. 1993 Dec;34(4):381-385. English.
Published online Feb 20, 2002.
Copyright © 1993 The Yonsei University College of Medicine
Case Report

Pulmonary leiomyoma: a case report

Hyo Chae Paik, Doo Yun Lee and Ki Man Bae
    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A 56 year old female patient was found to have a lung mass in the right upper lobe lobe during evaluation for cough and sputum. The mass had grown slightly over the past 6 months when she was admitted for an operation. Preoperative studies revealed the benign nature of the tumor, and a thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy was performed. Postoperatively, the diagnosis was histologically proven to be pulmonary leiomyoma which is a rare type of benign lung tumor.

Keywords
Pulmonary leiomyoma; thoracoscopic; lobectomy


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