Song Kyung Sub, Keum Dong Yoon, Hwang Il Seon
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine.
Department of Pathology, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine.
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Feb;50(1):59-63. doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.1.59. Epub 2017 Feb 5.
Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma (PBML) is defined as metastasis of a leiomyoma to lung tissue. It was first reported in 1937. P BML is known as a benign disease, but can undergo malignant transformation. Only 1 case of the malignant transformation of PBML to leiomyosarcoma has been reported previously. In this report, we present a case of malignant transformation of PBML.
肺良性转移性平滑肌瘤(PBML)被定义为平滑肌瘤转移至肺组织。它于1937年首次被报道。PBML虽为良性疾病,但可发生恶性转化。此前仅报道过1例PBML恶变为平滑肌肉瘤的病例。在本报告中,我们呈现1例PBML恶性转化的病例。