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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2013; 03(04): 137-138
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703721
Case Report

RENAL CELL CARCINOMA WITH OSSEOUS METAPLASIA OCCURRING IN A CONTRACTED KIDNEY - A RARE CASE REPORT

Harish S. Permi
1   Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore 575018
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Abstract

Osseous metaplasia is a rare histologic feature associated with renal cell carcinoma, occurring in a contracted kidney is still rarer. Metaplastic bone formation within the renal tumor gives an appearance similar to that of calcification. It is difficult to distinguish between bone formation and calcification on the basis of radiological imaging alone. Prognostic significance of metaplastic bone formation in renal cell carcinoma is not clear, however some report suggest good prognosis as a result of limitation of tumor spread by bone formation. This case report highlights the occurrence of renal cell carcinoma with osseous metaplasia in a contracted kidney.

Keywords

Renal cell carcinoma - Osseous - Metaplasia - Contracted kidney


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Article published online:
26 April 2020

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