Squamous cell carcinoma in the kidney, a case report

Presence of a squamous cell carcinoma in the urinary system is an infrequent event. This neoplasm has an incidence of 1.4 percent among renal cancer. In this presentation we have the results of an autopsy of a 78 years old male with a squamous cell carcinoma that compromises renal tissue. The case i...

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Autores: Castro Pizarro, Hugo, Villacorta Cari, Omar, Sheen Vento, Karla
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Repositorio:Horizonte médico
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe:article/150
Acceso en línea:https://horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/150
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Epidermoid carcinoma
Kidney
Células escamosas
Carcinoma epidermoide
Riñón
Descripción
Sumario:Presence of a squamous cell carcinoma in the urinary system is an infrequent event. This neoplasm has an incidence of 1.4 percent among renal cancer. In this presentation we have the results of an autopsy of a 78 years old male with a squamous cell carcinoma that compromises renal tissue. The case is completed with a brief revision about the topic, including pathologic and histologic characteristics of the neoplasm.