A huge renal capsular leiomyoma mimicking retroperitoneal sarcoma

Abstract EN

A huge left renal capsular leiomyoma mimicking retroperitoneal sarcoma presented in a patient as an abdominal mass.

Computed tomography displayed a large heterogeneous retroperitoneal mass in the left side of the abdomen with inferior and medial displacement as well as loss of fat plane with the left kidney.

Surgical exploration revealed a capsulated mass that was tightly adherent to the left kidney ; therefore, total tumor resection with radical left nephrectomy was performed.

Histopathology ultimately confirmed the benign nature of the mass.

This is the largest leiomyoma reported in literature to the best of our knowledge.