Open AccessPrimary leiomyosarcoma of the kidney
Author(s) -
Yuan-Hung Pong,
Vincent F.S. Tsai,
Shuo-Meng Wang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
formosan journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2213-5413
pISSN - 1682-606X
DOI - 10.1016/j.fjs.2012.05.002
Subject(s) - medicine , leiomyosarcoma , nephrectomy , renal cell carcinoma , surgery , metastasis , kidney , radiation therapy , adjuvant chemotherapy , pathological , distant metastasis , presentation (obstetrics) , radical surgery , chemotherapy , radiology , oncology , cancer , breast cancer
SummaryPrimary leiomyosarcoma of the kidney is an extremely rare disease. No single case of primary renal leiomyosarcoma was reported at National Taiwan University Hospital during 1995–2010. Here, we report the case of a 74-year-old woman who presented with intermittent lower abdominal pain for 2 months. A heterogeneous tumor was found in the left kidney. The clinical presentation suggested renal cell carcinoma. A diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma was made based on the pathological examination. The patient underwent radical nephrectomy. No distant metastasis was noted. No adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy was provided after surgery