Article published in Urologia Polska 2004/57/2.

authors

Andrzej Koziak ¹, Krzysztof Sikora ², Adam Dorobek ¹, Adam Marcheluk ¹, Ryszard Szcześniewski ¹, Piotr Kania ¹, Tadeusz Dmowski ¹

¹ Oddział Urologii im. Prof. Tadeusza Krzeskiego Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Specjalistycznego w Siedlcach
Ordynator oddziału: dr n. med. Andrzej Koziak
² Zakładu Patomorfologii Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Specjalistycznego w Siedlcach
Kierownik zakładu: dr n. med. Krzysztof Sikora

keywords

kidney, renal cyst, collecting duct carcinoma of Bellini, CDC, renal cancer

summary

objective

Case presentation of 57 y. o. woman, who underwent radical nephrectomy for kidney tumor localized inside a kidney cyst.

material and method

Detailed macro- and microphotographs are presented.

results

Histopathological investigation revealed renal cyst with neoplasmatic expansion of collecting duct carcinoma of Bellini (CDC) inside.

conclusions

Described case reminds of the necessity to perform careful kidney cyst assessment and to apply the Bosniak scale grading in order to choose proper treatment method.