Benign Metastasising Leiomyomatosis of the Lung Presenting as Progressive Pneumothorax

A 46-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Room, in September 2016, with left chest tightness and dyspnoea for hours, which was accompanied by pain radiating to her back, a non-productive cough, and sweating. Upon arrival the chest roentgenogram (CXR, Figure 1B) showed progressive left-side pneumothorax with mixed cystic and nodular lesions noted in both lungs compared with a baseline CXR from May 2014 (Figure 1A). She was in good health except for a history of uterine leiomyoma, which was treated with laparoscopic hysterectomy, at the age of 42 years.

Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - October 25, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: En-Kuei Tang, Fu-Zong Wu Tags: Image Source Type: research