Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma of the
Pelvicalyceal System: A Case Report
with Review of the Literature
1095-1097
Correspondence
Sulata M Kamath
MD, Associate Professor of Pathology
M. S. Ramaiah Medical College,
Bangalore, India - 560 054.
E-mail: drsmkamath@gmail.com
Phone: 080-23343039, Fax : 080-23606213
Primary, mucinous cystic neoplasms are extraordinarily rare tumours of the kidney, with very few case reports in the literature. We describe here, a case of a 42-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain and a mass. Nephrectomy showed an enlarged kidney which was replaced by a large, cystic mass, which was filled with mucin and with partial destruction of the renal parenchyma. Histopathological evaluation revealed a mucinous cystadenocarcinoma .The patient was doing well during the six month follow up period. We have reported the above described unusual form of cancer and have reviewed the literature.