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

A case report of benign metastasizing leiomyoma of the lung: FDG-PET-CT findings and the utility of uterine needle biopsy. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2016 08;37(4):568-571 Authors: Yamamoto A, Usami T, Kondo E, Kato K, Umayahara K Abstract 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. PMID: 29894087 [PubMed - in process]
Source: European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology - Category: OBGYN Tags: Eur J Gynaecol Oncol Source Type: research