Korean J Urol.
1994 Aug;35(8):902-905.
A Case of Leiomyoma of the Kidney
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, Maryknoll Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
Abstract
- Renal leiomyoma, a rare benign tumor, is a challenging diagnostic and therapeutic condition. The preoperative diagnosis of renal leiomyoma is very difficult, and the only definite method to distinguish between a leiomyoma and other renal tumor is postoperative microscopic evaluation. We report a case of leiomyoma of the kidney which was managed by radical nephrectomy under the impression of malignant renal mass which was incidentally found by ultrasonographic examination for health check in a 43-year-old woman.
