Open AccessCollecting duct carcinoma kidney masquerading as hydatid cyst: A rare case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Vinay Kumar,
Vatsala Misra,
Dilip Chaurasiya,
Neena Verma
Publication year - 2018
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_849_16
Subject(s) - medicine , hydatid cyst , cyst , radiology , histopathological examination , kidney , computed tomography , carcinoma , lesion , pathology
Cystic renal masses pose diagnostic challenge especially when they belong to Bosniak Type II and III. Septal and nodular enhancement on computed tomography (CT) is the strongest predictor of malignant process. A unilocular cyst with a calcified rim or a multilocular cystic lesion with heterogeneity on CT goes in favor of hydatid disease. We report a case in a 65-year-old female who presented with painless hematuria, was found to have a cystic mass in the right kidney. The mass turned out to be collecting duct carcinoma after histopathological examination though imaging studies were in favor of a hydatid cyst.