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Lung leiomyoma

MedGen UID:
232710
•Concept ID:
C1334447
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Leiomyoma of lung; Leiomyoma of Lung; leiomyoma of lung; Leiomyoma of the Lung; leiomyoma of the lung; Lung Leiomyoma; lung leiomyoma; Pulmonary leiomyoma; Pulmonary Leiomyoma; pulmonary leiomyoma
SNOMED CT: Pulmonary leiomyoma (707374005); Leiomyoma of lung (707374005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003293

Definition

A benign smooth muscle neoplasm arising from the lung. It is characterized by the presence of spindle cells with cigar-shaped nuclei, interlacing fascicles, and a whorled pattern. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLung leiomyoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma in patients aged 45 years and younger: clinical features and novelty in treatment.
Su H, Fan R, Yang H, You Y, Zhu L, Feng F
BMC Pulm Med 2023 May 15;23(1):168. doi: 10.1186/s12890-023-02406-7. PMID: 37189093Free PMC Article
Arteriovenous Malformation Associated with Intravenous Leiomyomatosis of the Uterus: Characteristic CT Findings and Treatment by Embolization and Surgery.
Kim JG, Park YJ, Do YS, Kim BG, Lee JW, Choi CH, Kim HC, Park KB, Hyun DH
J Vasc Interv Radiol 2023 Jan;34(1):103-107. Epub 2022 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.10.009. PMID: 36241150
Videoendoscopic surgery for the treatment of esophagus' leiomyoma.
Pinheiro FA, Campos AB, Matos JR, Araripe DP
Arq Bras Cir Dig 2013 Jul-Sep;26(3):234-7. doi: 10.1590/s0102-67202013000300015. PMID: 24190384

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Sterile Bronchopleural Fistula Following Surgical Removal of Primary Lung Leiomyoma Inducing Secondary Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy.
AlAmodi AA, Farhoud MH, Mohammad N, Alatassi R, Alolayet D, AlQeshtaini N, AlMamlouk R, Ahmed MH, Ashour M, Kayyali SS, AlShammari A
Am J Case Rep 2018 Mar 9;19:267-271. doi: 10.12659/ajcr.908105. PMID: 29519996Free PMC Article

Therapy

Sterile Bronchopleural Fistula Following Surgical Removal of Primary Lung Leiomyoma Inducing Secondary Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy.
AlAmodi AA, Farhoud MH, Mohammad N, Alatassi R, Alolayet D, AlQeshtaini N, AlMamlouk R, Ahmed MH, Ashour M, Kayyali SS, AlShammari A
Am J Case Rep 2018 Mar 9;19:267-271. doi: 10.12659/ajcr.908105. PMID: 29519996Free PMC Article

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