Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis in natives of India.
A case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis and ureter presenting as chronic flank pain, calculus, and hydronephrosis in an immigrant from India is presented. A literature review reveals a high frequency of reporting this otherwise rare tumor in India and suggests an inflammatory, environmental, or dietary etiology.
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Department of Urology, Stanford University Medical Center, Calif., 94305, USA. mkt@icon.palo-alto.va.med.goV
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D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D008297:Male