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Aggressive angiomyxoma in a child with chronic renal failure

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Aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM) is a rare and nonmetastasizing soft-tissue tumor predominantly found in the female pelvis and perineum. It has a high risk of local recurrence. We report the unusual case of a 15-year-old boy with an AAM presenting as a slowly enlarging scrotal mass. The patient had had chronic renal failure since 1997 and had needed hemodialysis for the previous 11 months. He presented with a 12-month history of a nontender soft mass in the right scrotum. Ultrasound examination revealed a solid mass in the scrotum. After surgical resection, pathological analysis disclosed spindle-shaped neoplastic cells widely separated by a myxoid stroma rich in collagen fibers and prominent irregularly shaped blood vessels; the histological examination confirmed an AAM.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey

    Hasan Dursun, Aysun K. Bayazıt, Mithat Büyükçelik, Aytül Noyan & Ali Anarat

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey

    Serdar Iskit

  3. Department of Pathology, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey

    Ayse Apbak & Gulfiliz Gönlüşen

  4. Pediatrik Nefroloji Bilim Dalı, Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, 01330, Balcalı, Adana, Turkey

    Hasan Dursun

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Dursun, H., Bayazıt, A.K., Büyükçelik, M. et al. Aggressive angiomyxoma in a child with chronic renal failure. Ped Surgery Int 21, 563–565 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-005-1393-x

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