Benign metastasizing leiomyoma with lung cystic lesions and pneumothoraces: A case report

Respiratory Medicine CME

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-185

  Clément Duchêne, Christelle ^a   Vignaud, Jean Michel ^a   Régent, Denis ^a   Martinet, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Benign metastasizing leiomyoma; Lung cysts; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis; Pneumothoraces

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BENIGN METASTASIZING LEIOMYOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CYST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 78549259160     PISSN: 17550017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedc.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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