DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000006341
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PMID: 28296764
Issn Print: 0025-7974
Publication Date: 2017/03/01
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Abstract
Rationale:Primary renal pelvis squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an extremely rare neoplasm. In many patients, the SCC was associated with renal calculi.
Patient concerns:A 61-year-old male presented with intermittent pain at the left lumbar region for 3 days. The PET/CT images demonstrated increased 18F-FDG uptake in the upper pole of the left kidney and left renal hilar lymph nodes.
Diagnoses:Pathologic examination revealed well-moderately differentiated renal pelvis SCC with lymphatic metastasis.
Interventions:The patient underwent a left nephrectomy a few days after the initial staging PET/CT study.
Outcomes:No growing lesion or metastasis was observed during a 6-month follow-up.
Lessons:Our case demonstrates that 18F-FDG PET/CT is a useful diagnostic tool to evaluate primary renal pelvic SCC and detect metastatic lymph nodes in patients with long-standing calculi.
