title: Leiomyosarcoma of the main renal artery treated by laparoscopic radical nephrectomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Urology (Section of Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery), Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland,Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hobart
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kaouk
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Abramovich
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Budd
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Faiman
mesh_terms: 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*