title: Gigantic transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis in the region of endemic nephropathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the rare case of transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvic in the region of endemic nephropathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 64-year old man with gigantic urothelial carcinoma in renal pelvis and ureter. Patient underwent right nephrectomy. Hystopathological analysis after right nephrectomy revealed urothelial transitional cell carcinoma, grade III-IV with infiltration of right ureter. After one month, because of the hystopatological findings, patient underwent ureterectomy on the right side.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two years after surgery there are no signs of primary disease or metastasis and the cystoscopy findings are normal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the poor prognosis, two years after surgery patient is without signs of primary disease or metastasis.
authors: Medical Center of Leskovac, Serbia.
authors: Milan
authors: M
authors: Petrović
authors: Vladan
authors: V
authors: Andrejević
authors: Miodrag
authors: M
authors: Aćimović
authors: Ljubomir
authors: L
authors: Djurasić
authors: Tomislav
authors: T
authors: Pejcić
authors: Zoran
authors: Z
authors: Dzamić
authors: Jovan
authors: J
authors: Hadzi-Djokić
mesh_terms: D001449:Balkan Nephropathy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055771:Serbia / Q000453:epidemiology