title: Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis presenting as pyonephrosis: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Pathology, GMCH-32, Chandigarh.
authors: Amanjit
authors: A
authors: Bal
authors: Rakhi
authors: R
authors: Aulakh
authors: Harsh
authors: H
authors: Mohan
authors: A S
authors: AS
authors: Bawa
mesh_terms: 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