Recurrent Renal Leiomyosarcoma Mimicking a Colonic Submucosal Tumor: A Case Report
Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
;
: 270-274, 2011.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
A primary leiomyosarcoma of the kidney is a rare, but highly aggressive, neoplasm, accounting for only 0.1% of all invasive renal tumors. Local or systemic recurrence is common, but a leiomyosarcoma is difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We recently encountered an interesting case of an unusual recurrence of a renal leiomyosarcoma. A 57-year-old woman visited our hospital complaining of lower abdominal pain. Four years previously, she had undergone a left nephrectomy. She had a primary leiomyosarcoma of the kidney that had been misdiagnosed as a renal cell carcinoma. Colonoscopy revealed the presence of a lesion similar to a submucosal tumor in the descending colon. Postoperative pathologic examination confirmed that the mass was a recurrent leiomyosarcoma. We report this unusual case and present a review of the literature.
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Main subject:
Recurrence
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell
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Abdominal Pain
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Colonoscopy
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Colon
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Colon, Descending
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Accounting
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Kidney
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Leiomyosarcoma
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Nephrectomy
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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