Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial (Apr 2015)

Renal myxoma: a case report

  • Carlos Henrique C Souza,
  • Kennedy S. Carneiro,
  • Katia R. M. Leite,
  • Alcendino A. Junior,
  • Fredwilson S. Costa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5935/1676-2444.20150020
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 51, no. 2
pp. 113 – 116

Abstract

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Myxomas are rare tumors that can appear in many anatomical locations. There are only 14 cases of renal involvement documented in the literature. This article reports a case of renal myxoma in an elderly woman with recurrent cystitis. After five years of follow-up, the computed tomography (CT) revealed a large solid tumor mass in the left kidney. Tumor resection was performed preserving the affected kidney with histopathological diagnosis of renal myxoma. The objective of this study is to report a rare case of renal myxoma, emphasizing the importance of the differential diagnosis from other benign and malignant mesenchymal tumors.

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