Open AccessEpidermoid cyst of the renal pelvis masquerading as malignancy
Author(s) -
Dinesh Pradhan,
Gabriela QuirogaGarza,
Ronald L. Hrebinko,
Rajiv Dhir,
Anil V. Parwani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_618_16
Subject(s) - epidermoid cyst , renal pelvis , medicine , malignancy , kidney pelvis , radiology , pathology , kidney
Epidermoid cyst of the renal pelvis is exceptionally rare. The histogenetic mechanism has not been well characterized. Herein, we report a case of intrarenal epidermoid cyst in a 62-year-old woman who had undergone left nephrolithotomy for a staghorn calculus. She was being followed up for bilateral renal cysts when a complex mass was noted arising from the lower pole of the left kidney. Renal ultrasound showed a small left kidney with a solid vascular echogenic mass. A laparoscopic radical nephrectomy was performed. Gross examination revealed a well-circumscribed cystic mass with friable tan-yellow contents. Microscopically, a cystic structure lined by mature epidermis without atypia indicating epidermoid cyst was noted. The lesion appeared to be in continuity with the pelvicalyceal urothelium which displayed extensive squamous metaplasia. The patient is disease free and is doing well. Better clinical awareness of this benign entity and a preoperative biopsy may help preserve a kidney.