Primary leiomyosarcoma of renal capsule.
The renal capsule long has been suggested to be the origin of leiomyosarcoma of the kidney but this speculation has never been proved. We describe a case of leiomyosarcoma lying with the renal capsule. The radiographic, as well as the macroscopic and microscopic appearances provide convincing evidence of capsular origin.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male