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Renal Leiomyosarcoma

Author(s) -

Pastora Beardo,

Maria José Ledo,

Ruiz Campos Jose Luis

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

rare tumors

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285

H-Index - 15

eISSN - 2036-3613

pISSN - 2036-3605

DOI - 10.4081/rt.2013.e42

Subject(s) - renal capsule , medicine , leiomyosarcoma , smooth muscle , renal pelvis , capsule , anatomy , kidney , pathology , renal vein , urinary system , biology , botany

Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a rare malignant tumor of smooth muscle origin that generally stems from soft tissues and uterine tissue. Although, a small percentage of these may originate from the smooth muscle or vessel walls, most of which are of venous origin. Renal leiomyosarcomas may arise from the smooth muscle fibers of renal pelvis, renal capsule or renal vessels, last one is the most frequent. We report a case of renal LMS that could be originated in the renal capsule

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