Unusual radiological presentation of renal cell carcinoma

Authors

• Tareq K. El-Husseini, Department of Radiology and Imaging, King Fahd Military Medical Complex, PO Box 946, Dhahran 31932, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (3) 8405525. Fax. +966 (3) 8405941.
• Ibrahim A. Al-Oraifi, Department of Urology and Nephrology, King Fahd Military Complex, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Ibrahim A. Al-Shebrien, Department of Radiology and Imaging, King Fahad Military Complex, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Siddiq A. Egail, Department of Urology and Nephrology, King Fahad Military Complex, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Colin Mostert, Department of Laboratory Medicine, King Fahd Military Complex, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

We present an unusual case of renal cell carcinoma in a 59-year-old Saudi male less than 3 cm in size showing a pelvicalyceal filling defect on excretory urography and retrograde pyelography. Renal stones and blood clots were excluded by ultrasound and computerized tomography scanning. A urothelial tumor was initially diagnosed; finally surgery revealed a papillary renal cell carcinoma.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

94

Last Page

96

Recommended Citation

El-Husseini, Tareq K.; Al-Oraifi, Ibrahim A.; Al-Shebrien, Ibrahim A.; Egail, Siddiq A.; and Mostert, Colin (2003) "Unusual radiological presentation of renal cell carcinoma," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 24: Iss. 1, Article 23.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.1946