Metastasizing Bronchopulmonary Leiomyosarcoma. (22nd April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Livieratos, Speros; Fatakhov, Eddie; Ammar, Ali; Dillard, Thomas; Davis, Bruce
• Is Part Of: Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports. Volume 3:Number 2(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-04-22
• Subjects: metastasizing -- bronchopulmonary -- leiomyosarcoma -- cancer -- uterine fibroids -- pleural fluid; Internal medicine -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Periodicals; 616.005
• DOI: 10.1177/2324709615584000
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2324-7096

Abstract

An otherwise healthy 55-year-old female, nonsmoker, was seen in pulmonary consultation for progressively worsening shortness of breath. She had undergone a complete hysterectomy 7 years prior for bleeding leiomyomas. On presentation, her initial chest X-ray showed a large right-sided pleural effusion with multiple pulmonary nodules. Two thoracenteses failed to reveal any cytologic abnormalities. Bronchoscopy revealed smooth, round, endobronchial lesions. Histologic examination showed features consistent with leiomyosarcoma. We present a rare case of a patient that initially had possible leiomyomas of the uterus surgically removed and years later presented with bronchopulmonary leiomyosarcoma.