title: Giant dendritic struvite calculus associated with transitional cell carcinoma of the ipsilateral renal pelvis and bladder: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Renal calculi weighing in excess of 100 gm. are rare, since most stones cause arrest of renal function before they reach giant proportions. We report a rare case of a 100 per cent struvite calculus weighing 698 gm., associated with transitional cell carcinoma of the ipsilaterl renal pelvis. A summary of the large calculi reported in the recent literature is included.
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*