LEIOMYOSARCOMA OF THE KIDNEY: A VERY RARE CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
Amal Chamsi*, Amira Daldoul, Khissal Ben Abdesselem, Hiba Sboui, Rym Hadhri and Sonia Zaied
ABSTRACT
Background: Renal leiomyosarcoma is a very rare malignancy. It presents with non specific clinical and radiological signs. Literature regarding this tumour has been limited to case reports. Material and Methods: To highlight its clinicopathologic features, we report a case of 74-year-old male with renal leiomyosarcoma. Results: The man was presented with a left flank pain. Primary diagnosis was based on endoscopic biopsy and immunochemical analysis. The patient wasn’t amanable to surgery and he was given two lines of chemotherapy with no response, he was died after 26 months of follow up. Conclusion: Renal leiomyosarcoma has usually a dismal prognosis.Chemotherapy is a feasible option with the clinicians but its results are not well established.
Keywords: Renal leiomyosarcoma, clinical presentation, imaging findings, treatment modalities, prognosis.
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