Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Planoepithelial squamous cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis

  • Published:
International Urology and Nephrology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Two cases of planoepithelial squamous cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis are reported. Primary neoplasms of the renal pelvis are rare. Most are malignant and in the majority are of the transitional cell variety. Squamous cell carcinoma is an unusually rare occurrence.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Babaian, R. J.: Primary carcinoma of the upper urinary tract urothelium: An overview. In: Crawford, E. D., Das, S. (eds): Current Genitourinary Cancer Surgery. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia-London 1990.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Bennington, J. L.: Tumors of the kidney. In: Javadpour, N., Barsky, S. H. (eds): Surgical Pathology of Urologic Diseases. Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore 1987.

    Google Scholar 

  3. Goldstein, J., Mozes, M., Lismer, L., Levin, J.: Squamous cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis with sarcomalike stroma: A light and electron microscopic study with immunohistochemical analysis.J. Surg. Oncol., 36, 188 (1987).

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Li, K. K., Cheung, W. L.: Squamous cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis.J. Urol., 138, 269 (1987).

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Paivansalo, M., Merikanto, J., Myllyla, V., Hellstrom, P.: Radiological and cytological detection of renal pelvic transitional-cell carcinoma.Fortschr. Röntgenstr. Nuklearmed., 153, 266 (1990).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Urology, Ministry of Internal Affairs Central Clinical Hospital, Warsaw, Poland

    S. Dutkiewicz & M. Kałczak

Authors
  1. S. Dutkiewicz
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. M. Kałczak
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Dutkiewicz, S., Kałczak, M. Planoepithelial squamous cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis. International Urology and Nephrology 26, 631–635 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02767716

Download citation

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02767716

Keywords

Search

Navigation