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Benign metastasizing leiomyoma is a benign appearing smooth muscle tumor which presents as metastatic disease (usually in the lungs) in women with a history of uterine leiomyoma.
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Mocellin, S. (2021). Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma. In: Soft Tissue Tumors . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58710-9_35
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