Large pulmonary masses containing varicose veins: a rare presentation of benign metastasising leiomyomas

Br J Radiol. 2010 Nov;83(995):e243-6. doi: 10.1259/bjr/49938718.

Abstract

A 48-year-old woman presented with cough and chest pain. A chest radiograph and CT scans showed bilateral lung masses containing massive venous varices. A core biopsy specimen revealed benign metastasising leiomyoma with strong expression of progesterone receptors. A review of her medical history revealed a hysterectomy 11 years earlier. The lung masses showed significant reduction in size after induction of artificial menopause, although the pulmonary varices persisted.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chest Pain / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Leiomyoma / blood supply*
  • Leiomyoma / therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / blood supply*
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray
  • Uterine Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Varicose Veins / diagnostic imaging*
  • Varicose Veins / therapy