Leiomyoma of the Left Renal Vein A Report of a Case

Abstract

Only a few cases of leiomyoma of the vena cava or iliac vein and, according to our knowledge, only one case of renal vein leiomyoma have been reported. We report a patient with leiomyoma of the left renal vein. Tumour resection was performed by resecting a part of the vein along with the tumour and by ligation of the vein. Left kidney drainage was established through the preserved ovarian vein. In order to establish a diagnosis, careful pathologic examination of multiple sections has to be done and because of the potentially malignant behaviour, long-term follow-up after total resection is necessary.

Key words:

• Leiomyoma
• renal vein
• ovarian vein.

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M. Zelic

Marko Zelic Department of abdominal surgery University hospital Rijeka Kresimirova 42, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]