Aggressive angiomyxoma in a child with chronic renal failure.
Aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM) is a rare and nonmetastasizing soft-tissue tumor predominantly found in the female pelvis and perineum. It has a high risk of local recurrence. We report the unusual case of a 15-year-old boy with an AAM presenting as a slowly enlarging scrotal mass. The patient had had chronic renal failure since 1997 and had needed hemodialysis for the previous 11 months. He presented with a 12-month history of a nontender soft mass in the right scrotum. Ultrasound examination revealed a solid mass in the scrotum. After surgical resection, pathological analysis disclosed spindle-shaped neoplastic cells widely separated by a myxoid stroma rich in collagen fibers and prominent irregularly shaped blood vessels; the histological examination confirmed an AAM.
Dursun
Hasan
H
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. dursunhs@yahoo.com
Bayazit
Aysun K
AK
Büyükçelik
Mithat
M
Iskit
Serdar
S
Noyan
Aytül
A
Apbak
Ayse
A
Gönlüşen
Gulfiliz
G
Anarat
Ali
A
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012611:Scrotum