Squamous cell carcinoma; a rare complication of long-standing renal stones. Case report and an overview

Authors

  • Hamad Ali Shah Department of Urology, Kahuta Research Laboratories Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3161-6623
  • Asaf Alam Khan Department of Urology, Kahuta Research Laboratories Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Syed Munim Hussain Department of Surgery, Kahuta Research Laboratories Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Arsalan Ali Department of Surgery, Kahuta Research Laboratories Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.20471

Keywords:

Renal Calculi, Hydronephrosis, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Abstract

Renal squamous cell carcinoma is an exceedingly rare and infrequent diagnosis, usually not suspected due to its rarity and non-specific radiological and clinical features. Patients are usually diagnosed at a late stage, with subsequent mortality. Surgical excision, usually a radical nephrectomy, remains the treatment of choice. We report a case of a 48-year-old female, presenting with generalised lower abdominal pain, who underwent a simple nephrectomy for a non-functioning kidney and was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma on a postoperative biopsy.

Keywords: Renal Calculi, Hydronephrosis, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Published

2025-02-23

How to Cite

Shah, H. A., Khan, A. A., Hussain, S. M., & Muhammad Arsalan Ali. (2025). Squamous cell carcinoma; a rare complication of long-standing renal stones. Case report and an overview. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 75(03), 492–494. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.20471

Issue

Section

CASE REPORT