
Acute abdominal pain induced by renal leiomyoma in a young patient: a case report
Author(s) -
Weina Ma,
Huali Jiang,
Zhang Yun-zhen,
Jian Zhang,
Hualong Jiang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of international medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1473-2300
pISSN - 0300-0605
DOI - 10.1177/03000605211032802
Subject(s) - medicine , leiomyoma , nephrectomy , renal capsule , abdominal pain , renal pelvis , renal cell carcinoma , radiology , acute abdominal pain , kidney , surgery , pathology
Renal leiomyoma is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor of the kidney that predominantly originates from the renal capsule or pelvis. However, because of its nonspecific clinical and imaging features, renal leiomyoma remains poorly characterized and may even lead to radical or partial nephrectomy on the basis of preoperative suspicion of renal carcinoma. We herein present a case involving a 12-year-old boy with acute abdominal pain who was diagnosed with renal leiomyoma based on both clinical imaging and histopathological examination. One year after radical nephrectomy, the patient recovered to good condition. This case demonstrates that the comprehensive application of imaging and histology are essential for early clinical diagnosis and effective treatment of renal leiomyoma.