title: Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma in Ectopic Pelvic Kidney.
abstract: Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UC) is an uncommon tumor. Ectopic kidney is also a rare entity. The combination of these two conditions is very rare. A 49-year-old male complained of right flank pain with hematuria. On CT scan he was found to have a malrotated right kidney with soft tissue seen in the upper calyceal group and a normal left kidney. Diagnostic cystoscopy was unremarkable. Radical nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff excision was performed. Pathology report revealed low grade urothelial carcinoma. Patient's symptoms disappeared postoperatively. Follow up showed no recurrence during the first two years in the bladder and upper tract in the contralateral kidney. Isolated UC of ectopic kidney is rare disease three cases were reported in literature. Although treatment of this tumor can be challenging due to its complex blood supply and position inside the pelvis, treatment strategy is still similar as for orthotopic kidneys.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Urology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Halalsheh
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Urology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Hamzeh M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ghawanmeh
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Urology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alshammari
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Urology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Firas
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sahawneh
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Urology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Radwan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Al-Okour
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Urology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Anas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Karasneh
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Urology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Malik
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghawanmeh
keywords: Ectopic kidney; Pelvic kidney; Upper tract urothelial carcinoma