Abstract
The causes of non-functioning kidney includes stones, PUJ obstruction, infections, trauma etc. Simple nephrectomy is the answer for a non-functioning kidney. The urothelial tumors of renal pelvis and ureter can be associated with long standing calculi and subsequent chronic irritation. But, the renal cell carcinoma is usually not associated with renal calculi. We are reporting a case of incidentally detected renal cell carcinoma in a non-functioning kidney specimen.
Keywords: Simple nephrectomy, squamous cell carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, Histopathological examination.
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Corresponding Author
Talib Hussain
Quarter number C7, Medical Enclave, Opposite K C Cinema, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu 180001
Jammu and Kashmir, India
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i11.126
