High grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma in an ectopic kidney: case report and review of literature

Abstract Case A 67-year-old male with hematuria and diagnosed to have a left iliac fossa malrotated ectopic kidney with enhancing renal pelvic mass; which on histopathological examination was noted to be high grade UTUC- pT3N1. Conclusion This is the first documented high grade UTUC case of an ectop...

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Main Authors: Siddhant Kumar, Padmaraj Hegde, Ankit Agarwal, K. R. Surag, Siddalingeshwara Chandragouda Doddamani
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-01-01
Series:African Journal of Urology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12301-025-00475-0
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Ankit Agarwal
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description Abstract Case A 67-year-old male with hematuria and diagnosed to have a left iliac fossa malrotated ectopic kidney with enhancing renal pelvic mass; which on histopathological examination was noted to be high grade UTUC- pT3N1. Conclusion This is the first documented high grade UTUC case of an ectopic kidney in literature. The treatment of this disease can be challenging due in part to its aberrant vascular morphology and due to its location.
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spelling doaj-art-5999775e15f24eb08cac0e07881ba0be2025-01-19T12:29:27ZengSpringerOpenAfrican Journal of Urology1961-99872025-01-013111310.1186/s12301-025-00475-0High grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma in an ectopic kidney: case report and review of literatureSiddhant Kumar0Padmaraj Hegde1Ankit Agarwal2K. R. Surag3Siddalingeshwara Chandragouda Doddamani4Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher EducationKasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher EducationKasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher EducationKasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher EducationKasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher EducationAbstract Case A 67-year-old male with hematuria and diagnosed to have a left iliac fossa malrotated ectopic kidney with enhancing renal pelvic mass; which on histopathological examination was noted to be high grade UTUC- pT3N1. Conclusion This is the first documented high grade UTUC case of an ectopic kidney in literature. The treatment of this disease can be challenging due in part to its aberrant vascular morphology and due to its location.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12301-025-00475-0Ectopic kidneyHigh grade UTUCCase report
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Padmaraj Hegde
Ankit Agarwal
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High grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma in an ectopic kidney: case report and review of literature
African Journal of Urology
Ectopic kidney
High grade UTUC
Case report
title High grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma in an ectopic kidney: case report and review of literature
title_full High grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma in an ectopic kidney: case report and review of literature
title_fullStr High grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma in an ectopic kidney: case report and review of literature
title_full_unstemmed High grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma in an ectopic kidney: case report and review of literature
title_short High grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma in an ectopic kidney: case report and review of literature
title_sort high grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma in an ectopic kidney case report and review of literature
topic Ectopic kidney
High grade UTUC
Case report
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12301-025-00475-0
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