A case of ossifying papillary renal cell carcinoma

Cindy Leung; Victoria Trainer; Emma Short; Nanda Venkatanarasimha

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2012.04.020

A case of ossifying papillary renal cell carcinoma

Urology. 2012 Jul;80(1):e11-2. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.04.020.

Authors

Cindy Leung¹, Victoria Trainer, Emma Short, Nanda Venkatanarasimha

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom. c.leung@doctors.org.uk

PMID: 22748893
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.04.020

Abstract

Osseous metaplasia can occur in renal cell carcinomas. We report a case of a 52-year-old lady who presented with hematuria. Ossification associated with a renal cell carcinoma was demonstrated on computed tomography urography and confirmed by histopathologic examination.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Renal Cell / complications*
Female
Humans
Kidney Diseases / complications*
Kidney Neoplasms / complications*
Middle Aged
Ossification, Heterotopic / complications*