Case report: leiomyosarcoma of the renal pelvis

Int Urol Nephrol. 2006;38(2):211-3. doi: 10.1007/s11255-006-0019-0.

Abstract

We present a new case of leiomyosarcoma, a very rare clinical entity, arising from the renal pelvis. The primary diagnosis, based on asymptomatic gross hematuria and imaging findings, was tumor of the left kidney. After a left radical nephro-ureterectomy, histology confirmed a leiomyosarcoma of the renal pelvis. No adjuvant treatment was provided and the patient remains healthy 3 years after surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actins
  • Adult
  • Desmin
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery
  • Kidney Pelvis / pathology*
  • Leiomyosarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Leiomyosarcoma / surgery*
  • Male

Substances

  • Actins
  • Desmin