Primary renal pelvis and ureter squamous cell carcinoma (SCC): a rare case report and review of literature

Primary renal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a very rare upper urinary tract neoplasm. Renal SCC has a poor prognosis because it usually presents in advanced stages. We report a 64-year-old woman with a right paravertebral mass; after right radical nephroureterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy, pat...

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Published in:International medical case reports journal 2019-01, Vol.12, p.189-192
Main Authors: Salehipour, Mehdi, Dastgheib, Niloofar, Hosseinzadeh, Masood, Makarem, Alireza, Rezvani, Alireza, Sanati, Alireza, Tayebi, Sona
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analgesics
Bladder
Calculi
Cancer
Carcinoma
Case Report
Case reports
Cellular biology
English literature
Health aspects
Infection
Keratin
kidney
Kidney stones
Medical prognosis
neoplasm
Oophorectomy
Pathology
Prognosis
Radiation therapy
Radiotherapy
Resveratrol
Salpingo-oophorectomy
SCC
Squamous cell carcinoma
Tumors
Ultrasonic imaging
Urine
Urology
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Summary:Primary renal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a very rare upper urinary tract neoplasm. Renal SCC has a poor prognosis because it usually presents in advanced stages. We report a 64-year-old woman with a right paravertebral mass; after right radical nephroureterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy, pathologic examination revealed primary SCC.
ISSN:1179-142X
1179-142X
DOI:10.2147/IMCRJ.S203283