Open AccessStaghorn calculi and xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis associated with transitional cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Chao-Wei Tseng,
Wei-Nung Jim Chen,
Guang-Dar Juang,
Thomas ISheng Hwang
Publication year - 2015
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.2014.12.006
Subject(s) - xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis , medicine , staghorn calculus , malignancy , urology , transitional cell carcinoma , chronic pyelonephritis , urinary system , basal cell , kidney , nephrectomy , cancer , percutaneous nephrolithotomy , percutaneous , bladder cancer
Untreated staghorn calculi can cause xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP), diminished renal function, and renal malignancy. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the upper urinary tract is associated with kidney stones and chronic infection, but their association with transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) has not been proven and has rarely been reported in literature. We present a rare case of staghorn calculi and XGP associated with TCC