Primary squamous cell carcinoma of kidney - a case report of unusual local recurrence with literature review

A Majumder,Kb Choudhury,S Mandal,S Sharma

doi:10.3329/bjms.v11i3.11734

Abstract

Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the kidney is a rare clinical entity. Primary squamous cell carcinoma is more frequently reported in urinary bladder and male urethra than in kidney. Primary renal squamous cell carcinoma (RSCC) accounts for less than 5% of urothelial tumours in urinary system. Very few cases of primary squamous cell carcinoma of kidney have been reported in the world literature. Only forty-six cases over forty four years had been reported from Mayo Clinic. These neoplasms are highly aggressive and locally advanced or metastatic at the time of presentation. Here we report such a case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of kidney in a 50-year-old lady at a locally recurrent stage with fistulous tract formation. Palliative radiotherapy came out to be a good clinical modality even in locally recurrent stage in this patient. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v11i3.11734 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 11 No. 03 July12

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Case ReportSharma S1, Choudhury KB2, Mandal S3, Majumder A4 Abstract Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the kidney is a rare clinical entity
The common malignancies arising from kidney in adults is of clear cell carcinoma, followed by papillary carcinoma and chromophobe cell carcinoma.[1,2] Squamous cell carcinoma is not common in kidney
Correspond to: Shyam Sharma, Irabati Pally, P.O- Kazipara, P.S-Barasat, Kolkata-700124, West Bengal, India, Email- sharma.shyam123@gmail.com and still alive one year post-radiotherapy. This case is unique because though the case was managed primarily with surgery, but it was diagnosed at the time of recurrence in absence of any adjuvant therapy and local recurrence with fistulous tract formation has not been found in any of the previously reported cases

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Case Report

Sharma S1, Choudhury KB2, Mandal S3, Majumder A4 Abstract Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the kidney is a rare clinical entity. Primary squamous cell carcinoma is more frequently reported in urinary bladder and male urethra than in kidney. Primary renal squamous cell carcinoma (RSCC) accounts for less than 5% of urothelial tumours in urinary system. Very few cases of primary squamous cell carcinoma of kidney have been reported in the world literature. Forty-six cases over forty four years had been reported from Mayo Clinic These neoplasms are highly aggressive and locally advanced or metastatic at the time of presentation. We report such a case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of kidney in a 50-year-old lady at a locally recurrent stage with fistulous tract formation.

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