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Carcinoma Associated with Renal Tuberculosis: A Report of Two Cases, with a Brief Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Mehrotra M. L.,
Gupta I. M.,
Khan. N.,
Gupta Saroj
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1973.tb05674.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , renal carcinoma , carcinoma , kidney , pathology
Two cases of carcinoma and renal tuberculosis occurring in the same kidney, a rare association, are reported. The tuberculous process was apparently overshadowed by the more obvious coexistent tumour, and detected as an incidental finding. A possible explanation for the extremely rare association of carcinoma and renal tuberculosis is discussed.