Open AccessIncidentally detected squamous cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis in patients with staghorn calculi – A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Jiun-Hung Geng,
Yi-Ting Chen,
YungShun Juan,
ChunHsiung Huang,
YiiHer Chou,
ChiiJye Wang,
WenJeng Wu,
Shu-Pin Huang,
Ching-Chia Li,
YungChin Lee,
Chia-Chu Liu,
WanTing Huang,
CheeYin Chai
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
urological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1879-5234
pISSN - 1879-5226
DOI - 10.1016/j.urols.2013.05.004
Subject(s) - medicine , renal pelvis , basal cell , pelvis , staghorn calculus , pathology , urology , radiology , kidney , percutaneous nephrolithotomy , percutaneous
quamous cell carcinomas of the renal pelvis (renal squamous cell carcinoma, RSCC) are rare. They are highly malignant tumors of urothelial origin and have a poor prognosis owing to misleading clinical presentations and difficulty in early diagnosis. We present a case of incidentally detected RSCC in patients with staghorn calculi and discuss this entity