1. Renal Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Staghorn Calculus
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Ryo Kasahara, Ryosuke Tajiri, Hiroji Uemura, Takashi Kawahara, and Kazuo Kitami
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0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Staghorn calculus ,Palliative care ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Renal squamous cell carcinoma ,Computed tomography ,Case Report ,lcsh:RC254-282 ,General Fatigue ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Medicine ,Basal cell ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Pyelonephritis ,business.industry ,lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,Nephrectomy ,stomatognathic diseases ,030104 developmental biology ,Oncology ,Percutaneous nephrostomy ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Radiology ,Xanthogranulomatous inflammation ,business - Abstract
A 70-year-old Japanese woman was referred to our department due to general fatigue and a persistent low fever. We performed percutaneous nephrostomy and administered antibiotics for the pyelonephritis due to her left staghorn calculus. After the infection had been brought under control and her general condition improved, we performed nephrectomy. A pathologic examination revealed renal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in addition to xanthogranulomatous inflammation. Seventeen days after the operation, computed tomography demonstrated local recurrence of the tumor; therefore, she received palliative care. Two months after her operation, she died of renal SCC. more...
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- 2020