Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Review of Literature
Published: July 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4539
Maryann Margaret Bukelo, Srikanth.U, Sharada Rai
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University, Karnataka, India.
2. Lecturer in Anatomical Pathology, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr Srikanth Umakanthan,
Lecturer in Anatomical Pathology, The University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences,
Department of Para Clinical Sciences, Building 5, Room# 30, EWMSC, Mount Hope. Trinidad and Tobago.
Phone: : +(868) – 473-0728,E-mail: dr.u.srikanth@gmail.com
Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma is a tumour with aggressive behaviour. It is a form of dedifferentiated carcinoma with high incidence of metastases to the lungs. We report a case of 55-year-old male who presented with complaints of loin pain and hematuria. The biopsy confirmed sarcomatoid variant of renal cell carcinoma.
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