Benign metastasising leiomyoma: A rare but possible cause of bilateral pulmonary nodules in Chinese patients

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 303-306

  Chan, J W M ^a   Law, W L ^a   Cheung, S O Y ^a   Lee, M P ^a   Ng, C K ^a   Lee, S ^a   Ko, K M ^a   Ma, C C ^a   Liu, J Y S ^a   Chan, T M ^a   Mok, T Y W ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b KOWLOON HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hormone replacement therapy; Leiomyoma; Lung neoplasms; Neoplasms metastasis; Uterine neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NODULE; PREMENOPAUSE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 23844546550     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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