Renal leiomyoma in pediatric age: a rare case report with review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports

Ghassan Nakib¹  Nidal Mahgoub²  Gloria Pelizzo³  Valeria Calcaterra⁴ 

[1] Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mediclinic Middle East, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates;Department of Pediatric, Pediatric Oncology Unit, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates;Pediatric Surgery Unit, Children's Hospital, Istituto Mediterraneo di Eccellenza Pediatrica, Palermo, Italy;Pediatric Unit, Department of Maternal and Children's Health, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy;

关键词: Renal leiomyoma;    Children;    Nephrectomy;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.epsc.2017.09.012

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Renal leiomyoma (RL) is a rare benign tumor originating from muscle cells and has been rarely described in the pediatric age-group. A case of a large RL in an 11-year-old girl is reported with a literature review. The girl was admitted for abdominal pain due to mass effect. Contrast-enhanced CT showed a circumscribed low density mass (22 × 19 × 12 cm) arising from the right kidney. A right nephrectomy was performed. The mass was well defined and encapsulated. Only the histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of RL. Even though partial nephrectomy may be possible, radical nephrectomy remains the recommended treatment for large leiomyoma.

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