leiomyoma beyond uterus

Abstract

Leiomyoma's are benign smooth muscle tumors most commonly seen in the uterus occasionally in the gastrointestinal tract. Pulmonary localization is extremely rare with the incidence of less than 2% .We report a case of 22 year old nonsmoking female presented with left sided chest pain,streaky hemoptysis.Chest X ray suggestive of left lingular and lower lobe collapse. CECT showed endobronchial obstruction in left main bronchus.Debulking done with electrocautery snare.HPE showed spindle shaped cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm.Immunohistochemistry showed SMA positivity suggestive of leiomyoma.Patient is under followup without any complication and recurrence.