title: Cholesteatoma of the upper urinary tract.
abstract: We report the case of a 57-year old patient with complex cystic image in right kidney. Following radical nephrectomy, the pathological study established the diagnosis of renal cholesteatoma. We discuss the frequency, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, propedeutics, histological findings and proposes for intervention observed in the literature.
authors.affiliation: General Hospital, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Daniel X
authors.initials: DX
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Eli A S
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Rabelo
authors.forename: Paulo G O
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Salles
mesh_terms: D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed