Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of renal pelvis in solitary pelvic kidney.
Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis is a rare tumor. We report the case of a fifty-three-year-old man with this unusual cancer and review the literature. Usual features of this tumor include long duration of symptoms, an association with calculi and hydronephrosis, and a preoperative appearance of an inflammatory condition.
Department of Surgery (Section of Urology), University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
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D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000150:complications; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000150:complications