Open AccessSquamous cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis presenting as hydronephrosis
Author(s) -
Ranjana Bandyopadhyay,
S. Biswas,
Dipanwita Nag,
Asit Kumar Ghosh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.77060
Subject(s) - hydronephrosis , medicine , renal pelvis , gross hematuria , histology , basal cell , pelvis , urology , carcinoma , pathology , radiology , urinary system , ureter
Primary malignant tumors of the renal pelvis are relatively rare with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) accounting for 0.7% to 7%. We present a case of a 58-year-old male with huge hydronephrosis on the left side where histology of the resected specimen showed features of SCC. There was no evidence of renal calculi or other predisposing factors. The case highlights the rarity of the tumor in the absence of calculi, as well as the importance of a careful study of a gross specimen and histologic sections in every case of hydronephrosis.