Cancer Science & Therapy

S N Sankhwar

Publications

• Case Report
  Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney Ã?¢Ã?â?¬Ã?â?? Rarity Redefined: Case Series with Review of Literature
  Author(s): Vishwajeet Singh, Rahul Janak Sinha, S N Sankhwar, Bandana Mehrotra, Nisar Ahmed and Seema MehrotraVishwajeet Singh, Rahul Janak Sinha, S N Sankhwar, Bandana Mehrotra, Nisar Ahmed and Seema Mehrotra
  
  Squamous cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis and ureter is a rare malignancy, having an incidence of 6% to 15% (of all urothelial tumors). Few cases of primary squamous cell carcinoma of kidney have been reported in the world literature. The insidious onset of symptom and lack of any pathognomonic sign, leads to delay in the diagnosis and subsequent treatment, resulting in grave prognosis for these patients. Herein, we report 5 cases (three males and two females) of advanced primary squamous cell carcinoma of kidney that were treated at our centre during the last 6 years. The average age was 57 years (range 50-65 years). Three of the patients had history of long standing renal calculus disease while 3 had history of smoking and 1 patient had history of analgesic abuse. These cases were unique because in few of them; all the calyces were involved by the tumor - a field change type of .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/1948-5956.1000028

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