Allen Mark S
Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MI 55905, USA.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Jul;15(3):310-4. doi: 10.1016/s1043-0679(03)70012-4.
Multiple benign pulmonary nodules are rare and are from a variety of etiologies. Infectious causes, such as histoplasmosis, tuberculosis, or parasitic infections, usually require biopsy for confirmation. An interesting entity, benign metastasizing leiomyoma, is rare but occurs from a low-grade leiomyoma that most commonly spreads from the uterus.