title: Leiomyomas of the kidney: emphasis on conservative diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Leiomyomas are benign mesenchymal tumors that rarely occur in the kidney. We present the reports of three renal leiomyomas diagnosed and treated at our institution during the past 10 years. On the basis of our experience, preoperative diagnosis may be possible through image-guided percutaneous biopsy, and conservative treatment with either expectant management or minimally invasive nephron-sparing surgery should always be considered.
authors.affiliation: James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-8915, USA. fredromero@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Frederico R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kohanim
authors.forename: Guilherme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Sompol
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Permpongkosol
authors.forename: Samson W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Fine
authors.forename: Louis R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Kavoussi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged