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Aggressive angiomyxoma of renal pelvis in a horseshoe-shaped kidney: Rare tumor at an unusual site

Authors :
Nishant Sagar
Prerna Arora
Nita Khurana
P N Agarwal
Source :
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, Vol 63, Iss 3, Pp 460-462 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020.

Abstract

Mesenchymal neoplasm is rare in renal pelvic region. Aggressive angiomyxomas are the neoplasms seen predominantly in female genital region. These tumors are locally aggressive with rare cases presenting with metastasis. Its occurrence in renal pelvis is extremely rare with only five cases reported in the literature. The present case is the sixth case reported in a 15-year-old girl who presented to the surgery department as a case of horseshoe kidney. The mass was excised and a diagnosis of aggressive angiomyxoma was rendered.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03774929
Volume :
63
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.583c0761d6204cf497e18b21a6b8b14e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_74_19