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CASE REPORT
Single benign metastasising leiomyoma of an inguinal lymph node
  1. Kamil G Laban1,2,
  2. Roberto E Tobon-Morales3,
  3. Janice A L Hodge4,
  4. Henk W R Schreuder5
  1. 1Department of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  2. 2Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  3. 3Department of Surgery, St Jansdal, Harderwijk, Harderwijk, The Netherlands
  4. 4Department of Pathology, Isala Clinics, Zwolle, The Netherlands
  5. 5Department of Gynaecological Oncology, UMC Utrecht Cancer Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  1. Correspondence to Kamil G Laban, k.g.laban{at}umcutrecht.nl

Summary

Benign metastasising leiomyoma (BML) is a rare benign disease associated with uterine leiomyoma and history of uterine surgery. It most frequently occurs in premenopausal woman, with a pulmonary localisation, and consisting of multiple nodules. We present an uncommon case of a 69-year-old woman with a single BML of an inguinal lymph node. CT scans of thorax and abdomen excluded other metastasis localisation. The patient was cured with surgical excision of the mass. Lymph node involvement has been reported incidentally in BML literature. Lymphangitic spread can be considered a possible mechanism of BML metastasis.

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