Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma - 10/08/16

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Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare and poorly characterized disease affecting primarily premenopausal women. Asymptomatic patients are often diagnosed incidentally by radiographs or other lung-imaging procedures performed for other indications, and the diagnosis is eventually confirmed by biopsy. Patients with BML are usually treated pharmacologically with antiestrogen therapies or surgically with oophorectomy or hysterectomy. Antiestrogen therapy is typically efficacious and, in general, most patients have a favorable prognosis. Asymptomatic patients with a confirmed diagnosis of BML, may be followed conservatively without treatment.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Leiomyomas, Metastasis, Estrogen, Rare lung disease, Smooth muscle cells
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| The authors report no conflict of interest. This work was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. |
Vol 37 - N° 3
P. 589-595 - septembre 2016 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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