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        news Right Middle Lobectomy for a Primary Pulmonary Leiomyoma: A Case Report

        Presented by:Cases Journal / Michael S Vercillo, Anthony W Kim, Lisa Pitelka, Paolo Gattuso and Michael J Liptay
        Summary points:A 34-year-old, Caucasian, female nonsmoker presents with recurrent pneumonias of her right middle lobe. She experienced recurrent fevers, cough, and occasional pleuritic pain for approximately 1 year. Physical examinations, chest radiograph, computed tomography of the chest, bronchoscopy with biopsies, lobectomy, histologic examinations, and postoperative outcomes are described. The authors present a very rare case of primary pulmonary leiomyoma and discuss their treatment approach which carried a favourable prognosis.
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