Clinical Case Reports (Feb 2023)

Sporadic unilateral papillary renal cell carcinoma masquerading pyelonephritis: A case report

  • Mohan Nayak Guguloth,
  • Juhi Manzoor,
  • Sai Kiran Kuchana,
  • Tarun Kumar Suvvari,
  • Anthony Reddy Gopu,
  • Vikram Das Kunden,
  • Sashank Bhattarai,
  • Ayush Anand

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6976
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 2
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Hidden renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is not evident during severe inflammation such as acute pyelonephritis. We presented a 62‐year‐old male presenting with features of obstructive pyelonephritis managed with simple nephrectomy. However, the histopathology findings suggested unilateral papillary RCC. Our case showed that RCC might present with features of obstructive pyelonephritis.

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