Leiomyosarcoma of the main renal artery treated by laparoscopic radical nephrectomy.
Renal leiomyosarcomas are rare mesenchymal sarcomas. Although such tumors arising from the renal vein or kidney have been previously reported, we present the first case of a leiomyosarcoma arising from the main renal artery managed by laparoscopic radical nephrectomy.
Gill
I S
IS
Departments of Urology (Section of Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery), Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland,Ohio, USA.
Hobart
M G
MG
Kaouk
J H
JH
Abramovich
C M
CM
Budd
G T
GT
Faiman
C
C
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*