@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Huseyin Kadikoy, Waqar M. Haque, Veli K. Topkara, Adam I. Frome, Teresa G. Hayes},
TITLE = {Bilateral leiomyosarcoma of the kidney with  family history of kidney cancer},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {16},
YEAR = {2009},
NUMBER = {5},
PAGES = {4847--4849},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v16n5/62133},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {Sarcomas make up 1%-2% of all malignant renal tumors in 
adults, and the incidence increases with advancing age. Renal 
sarcomas are less common, but more lethal than sarcomas 
of any other genitourinary site. The common clinical 
presentation of renal sarcomas in adults include a palpable 
mass, abdominal or fl ank pain, and hematuria, similar to 
those seen with large, rapidly growing renal cell carcinomas. 
Usually, radical nephrectomy remains the treatment of choice 
for these tumors, which exhibit an aggressive biological 
behavior and an unfavorable prognosis.
We describe an unusual case of bilateral renal leiomyosarcoma 
in a 61-year-old white male. The patient also had an uncle 
who had bilateral kidney cancer. In addition, our patient 
presented with a pulmonary embolism, which is different 
from the classic presentation of leiomyosarcoma. The 
patient did not undergo surgery, as the tumor had also 
invaded the surrounding vasculature and was felt to be 
unresectable by the consulting surgeons. He was treated 
with gemcitabine and docetaxel chemotherapy, with 
stabilization of disease.},
DOI = {}
}