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Nippon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi 2001 Jan;92(1):38-41 
<b>[A case of leiomyosarcoma of the renal vein]. [Article in Japanese] </b>
Hiratuka Y, Ikeda H, Sugaya Y, Tozuka K, Yamada S. Department of Urology, Jichi Omiya Medical Center.
 
A 54-year-old woman presented with a 6-month history of left back pain. She had undergone left mastectomy for breast cancer in 1993 and hysterectomy for cervical cancer in 1997. Excretory urography showed no abnormality in the left collecting system, but right hydronephrosis caused by a midureteral stone. She was treated by transurethral ureterolithotripsy first. Computerized tomography showed a 4 x 3 cm. mass enhanced slightly by contrast medium at the left renal hilus. The tumor was bordered laterally by the left kidney and posteriorly by the left renal vein which appeared normal on magnetic resonance imaging. Selective left renal angiography revealed no abnormality. Radical en bloc excision of the tumor with the left kidney and adrenal gland was performed. Pathological examination showed a well differentiated leiomyosarcoma arising from the renal vein; the tumor cells stained positive for alpha-smooth muscle actin, vimentin and desmin and negative for S 100-protein. She was free of symptoms and there was no evidence of local recurrence or distant metastases 22 months postoperatively. 
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J Surg Oncol 1996 Nov;63(3):195-200 
<b>Leiomyosarcoma of the renal vein. </b>
Brandes SB, Chelsky MJ, Petersen RO, Greenberg RE. 
Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, USA. 

The preoperative diagnosis for primary leiomyosarcoma of the renal vein, an extremely rare tumor, is difficult. The tumor predominantly occurs in women and on the left side. Its natural history is toward distant metastases and a poor 5-year survival rate. Nephrectomy and en-bloc surgical resection remain the mainstay of therapy. We present three such cases and review the world literature. Review of reported cases 
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Ann Urol (Paris) 1992;26(6-7):333-5 
<b>[Primary leiomyosarcoma of the left renal vein]. [Article in French] </b>
Lakhloufi A, Khaiz D, Abi F, Bouzidi A. Service de Chirurgie Generale, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc. 

The authors report a case of leiomyosarcoma of the left renal vein. Because of its retroperitoneal position, this exceptional tumour was responsible for few symptoms. Complementary investigations (CT scan, ultrasonography, arteriography) often do not confirm the diagnosis. <b>Complete surgical excision combined with complementary treatment can ensure long-term survival. </b>Publication Types: Review of reported cases 
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Urology 1991 Sep;38(3):255-8 
<b>Leiomyosarcoma of renal vein. </b>
Grignon DJ, Ro JY, Papadopoulos NE, Ayala AG. Department of Pathology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. 

Leiomyosarcomas arising from the renal vein are rare tumors: only 13 cases are found in the literature. We report a case in a sixty-one-year-old woman who presented with back pain and hematuria. She underwent resection of the tumor and an ipsilateral nephrectomy. The tumor recurred locally, and the patient died thirty months after diagnosis. Review of the cases reported in the literature reveals the aggressive nature of these tumors and the need for a combined therapeutic approach. Review of reported cases 
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