Presentation of mucinous adenocarcinoma of renal pelvis masquerading as gross hydronephrosis: A histopathological surprise

Kajal Nitin Patel; Nitin A. Patel; Shruti P. Gandhi

doi:10.4103/2278-330X.208838

South Asian Journal of Cancer, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2017; 06(02): 078-084
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.208838

Letter to the Editor

Presentation of mucinous adenocarcinoma of renal pelvis masquerading as gross hydronephrosis: A histopathological surprise

Kajal Nitin Patel

Department of Radiology, G. R. Doshi and K. M. Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Dr. H. L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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Nitin A. Patel

Department of Radiology, Surym – The World of Imaging Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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Shruti P. Gandhi

Department of Radiology, G. R. Doshi and K. M. Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Dr. H. L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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