Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Renal Pelvis

Can Calculi Be Life Threatening?

  • Harsh Batra VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital
  • Charanjeet Ahluwalia Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital
  • Amit Yadav VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital
  • Indrani Dhawan VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21276/apalm.2158
Keywords: Squamous cell carcinoma, Renal pelvis, Renal calculi, Radical nephrectomy

Abstract

Primary squamous cell carcinoma of renal pelvis is a rare neoplasm that is associated with infection and renal calculi. These tumors are highly aggressive and present at an advanced stage. We report a case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of renal pelvis in a 40-year old man, who presented with a left sided painful renal pelvic mass with a history of renal calculi 7 years ago. He was worked up with a CECT abdomen which showed a heterogeneously enhancing lesion and renal calculi in the left kidney. After radical nephrectomy, histopathological examination revealed squamous cell carcinoma of renal pelvis. SCC should be suspected in a patient with long history of renal calculus and associated mass in kidney.

Author Biographies

Harsh Batra, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital
Senior Resident in Department of Pathology and Lab medicine
Amit Yadav, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital
Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine
Indrani Dhawan, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital
Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine

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Published
2018-10-27
Issue
Vol 5 No 10 (2018)
Section
Letter to editor

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