The present study reports the case of a 43-year-old female patient who presented with pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma after a hysterectomy due to for leiomyoma of the uterus.
Department Oncology at Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Warmia and Masuria, Olsztyn, Poland
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