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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Veröffentlicht in:International medical case reports journal 2019-01, Vol.12, p.189-192
Hauptverfasser: Salehipour, Mehdi, Dastgheib, Niloofar, Hosseinzadeh, Masood, Makarem, Alireza, Rezvani, Alireza, Sanati, Alireza, Tayebi, Sona
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Zusammenfassung: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