title: Partial ureterectomy for a huge primary leiomyoma of the ureter.
abstract: A case of a huge primary leiomyoma of the ureter in which only partial ureterectomy was performed is presented. The benign nature of the mass was primarily confirmed with frozen section at the time of surgery and then with immunohistochemistry (IHC). To the best of our knowledge, this case is a unique form of leiomyoma of the ureter due to its large size. There have been only ten cases of primary leiomyoma of the ureter reported since 1955 and all of them were very small in size. Our case is considered to be the eleventh.
authors.affiliation: Urology and Nephrology Research Center (UNRC), Shahid Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University, M.C. (SBMU), Tehran, I.R. Iran.
authors.forename: Akbar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nouralizadeh
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tabibi
authors.forename: Nastaran
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mahmoudnejad
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taheri
authors.forename: Peyman Mohammadi
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Torbati
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult