Open AccessRenal Leiomyoma Associated with Tuberous Sclerosis
Author(s) -
Akira Tsujimura,
Tsuneharu Miki,
Hideki Sugao,
M Takaha,
Masayuki Takeda,
Akihiko Kurata
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
urologia internationalis
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1423-0399
pISSN - 0042-1138
DOI - 10.1159/000282910
Subject(s) - tuberous sclerosis , medicine , leiomyoma , angiomyolipoma , pathology , multiple sclerosis , kidney , immunology
The renal lesions characteristic of tuberous sclerosis are angiomyolipoma and cysts, with the former considered to be more common. Other renal tumors are rarely associated with tuberous sclerosis. Here we present a tuberous sclerosis patient with a renal leiomyoma which was detected incidentally during the investigation of fever of unknown origin.