Renal cell carcinoma in an ectopic pelvic kidney in a patient presenting with acute urinary retention

Renal cell carcinoma in ectopic pelvic kidney: A rare case report with relevant surgical anatomy

Renal Ectopia is a rare developmental anomaly, leading to failure of mature kidney to reach its normal location within the renal fossa. Most ectopic kidneys are asymphtomatic and gets diagnosed as incidental finding on radiography or at surgery. The incidence of RCC in ectopic kidney are very uncommon, presenting with atypical symptoms causes a diagnostic as well as therapeutic dilemma in front of urologists. We present a case of 65 years old gentleman, having complaints of hematuria having heterogeneously enhancing SOL in left pelvic ectopic kidney.

Renal cell carcinoma in ectopic-pelvic kidney: A rare case with review of literature

The incidence of renal cell carcinoma in a pelvic kidney is rare, and has only been reported in a small number of cases. We report a 50-year-old male patient presented with vague abdominal pain and without hematuria. CT scan showed large heterogeneous soft tissue mass arising from a left pelvic kidney with areas of necrosis measuring 8.4×8.4×7.5 cm. Histopathology after radical nephro-ureterectomy showed grade II clear-cell renal carcinoma. Renal cell carcinoma of ectopic kidney is a rare disease. Even though the presentation might be atypical and challenging, the treatment strategy is still the same as for tumors of orthotopic kidneys.