Article
[Atypical leiomyoma in a patient with cutaneous leiomyomatosis and mutation of the enzyme fumarate hydratase].
Investigacion clinica - 1 Mar 2016
Calderón-Komáromy Angélica, Arias-Palomo Dolores, Tardío Juan C, Freites-Martínez Azael, Borbujo Jesús
Abstract excerpt
We report the case of a 56 year-old male with an atypical leiomyoma in the context of a cutaneous leiomyomatosis and a family history of uterine leiomyomatosis. The genetic study revealed a mutation in the gene for the enzyme fumarate hydratase, but he has not had any renal malignancy so far. Atypical leiomyoma is a rare tumor that usually presents as a single lesion and is exceptional in patients with cutaneous...
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