Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis presenting as pyonephrosis: a case report.
Tumours of the renal pelvis are rare. We present a case of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis masquerading as pyonephrosis clinically and diagnosed on histopathologic examination. Patient presented with pyonephrosis of the left kidney due to a large staghorn calculus and was treated with tube nephrostomy followed by nephrectomy.
Bal
Amanjit
A
Department of Pathology, GMCH-32, Chandigarh.
Aulakh
Rakhi
R
Mohan
Harsh
H
Bawa
A S
AS
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D053018:Pyonephrosis / Q000175:diagnosis