HISTOPATHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF NON-NEOPLASTIC & NEOPLASTIC LESIONS IN NEPHRECTOMY SPECIMENS
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 16
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Nephrectomy is a common urological procedure done for a variety of conditions like chronic infections, obstruction, injury and neoplasms. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To study the histopathological spectrum of non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions in nephrectomy specimens in Manipur, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study from the period of April 2013 to March 2015 was conducted in the Department of Pathology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur. All the nephrectomy cases from the period of April 2013 to March 2015 were included in the study. RESULTS A total of 49 cases were studied during the study period. Non-neoplastic lesions comprised of 42 cases (85.71%) & neoplastic lesions was 07 cases (14.29%). Chronic pyelonephritis predominated in the non-neoplastic group & in the neoplastic group renal cell carcinoma was the commonest. CONCLUSION Chronic pyelonephritis is the commonest lesion in nephrectomy specimens with female predominance and renal cell carcinoma is the commonest malignant tumour encountered.
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Shikha Ngairangbam, Ratan Konjengbam
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- DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2016/143
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