Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Kidney

Joint Authors

Niveditha, S. R.
Babu, Sudarshan
Venkatesh, Kusuma
Krishnagiri, Chaithra
Lamba Saini, Monika

Source

Pathology Research International

Issue

Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2010-02-03

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Diseases
Medicine

Abstract EN

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the kidney is a rare tumor with an aggressive behaviour.

A 55-year-old woman presented with a left sided abdominal mass in our outpatient department.

Radiologic investigations revealed the mass to be renal in origin with colonic adhesions for which radical nephrectomy and hemicolectomy were done.

The tumor completely appeared to replace the left kidney and had a whorled character focally on cut section.

Microscopically, spindle cells having malignant features with cigar shaped nuclei were seen.

The smooth muscle origin of the cells was confirmed by immunohistochemical positivity for smooth muscle actin.

Sarcomatoid variant of the renal cell carcinoma was ruled out as the tumor was negative for cytokeratin.

Tumors with spindle cell morphology in the kidney should not always be taken for a sarcomatoid variant of renal cell carcinoma and should be investigated thoroughly.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Venkatesh, Kusuma& Lamba Saini, Monika& Niveditha, S. R.& Krishnagiri, Chaithra& Babu, Sudarshan. 2010. Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Kidney. Pathology Research International،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Venkatesh, Kusuma…[et al.]. Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Kidney. Pathology Research International No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Venkatesh, Kusuma& Lamba Saini, Monika& Niveditha, S. R.& Krishnagiri, Chaithra& Babu, Sudarshan. Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Kidney. Pathology Research International. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488422

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-488422