title: Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of renal pelvis presenting as pyonephrosis.
abstract: Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of renal pelvis is a rare epithelial tumor with poor prognosis. It is postulated to arise from metaplastic glandular mucosa in response to chronic irritation, and comprises less than 0.3% of total renal pelvic tumors. We present this case of a tumor noted in a 45-year-old lady that was diagnosed as mucinous cystadenocarcinoma on histological examination after radical nephrectomy. The patient is remaining well over a follow-up of three months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine and Transfusion Services and Immunohematology, G. R. Doshi and K. M. Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center-Dr. H. L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Rashmi D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Aruna V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Vanikar
authors.forename: Pranjal R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Modi
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D018282:Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D053018:Pyonephrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed