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Case Reports
. 2016 Apr 7;4(3):e00153.
doi: 10.1002/rcr2.153. eCollection 2016 May.

Primary pulmonary leiomyoma

Peng Wu  1 , Jonathen Venkatachalam  1 , Victor Kwan Min Lee  2 , Sze Khen Tan  1
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Case Reports

Primary pulmonary leiomyoma

Peng Wu et al. Respirol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Leiomyoma is a smooth muscle neoplasm that commonly occurs in the genitourinary system and the gastrointestinal tract of the body. Primary pulmonary leiomyoma is rarely reported in literature. We report a rare case of primary pulmonary leiomyoma of a 55-year-old male patient presenting with symptoms of cough for six months.

Keywords: Primary pulmonary leiomyoma.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A and B) Computed tomography (CT) thorax showed oval lesion in left lower lobe bronchus.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A and B) Bronchoscopy revealed a ball‐like lesion in the opening of left lower lobe.
Figure 3
Figure 3
(A) A medium power view demonstrating smooth muscle cells without evidence of atypia or malignancy. There is no cytological atypia, necrosis, increased or atypical mitotic activity (haematoxylin and eosin [H&E] staining, ×200). (B) The spindle cells are strongly and diffusely positive for H‐caldesmon, a specific marker for smooth muscle differentiation (H&E staining, ×200).
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