Histopathology of nephrectomy specimens: A ten year south Indian tertiary hospital based study
Journal Title: IP Journal of Diagnostic Pathology and Oncology - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction Nephrectomies are an integral part of urological practice and a wide range of renal diseases are seen on histopathological examination of nephrectomy specimensAim This study was conducted to evaluate the neoplastic and non neoplastic conditions encountered in nephrectomy specimens that were received in our department over a ten year period and compare it with other studiesMaterials and Methods A hospitalbased ten year retrospective study of all nephrectomy specimens received in the department of PathologyResults A total of 177 nephrectomy specimens were studied 543 cases were male patients with peak during 5th6th decade 638 cases were non neoplastic lesions and 362 neoplastic lesionsConclusion Inflammatory causes more commonly required a nephrectomy in this study The commonest indication for nephrectomy was chronic pyelonephritis followed by clear cell renal cell carcinomaKeywords Nephrectomies Chronic pyelonephritis Clear cell RCC Histopathology
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Chaitra B, Prema Latha P, Tejeswini V, Haritha O, Anusha M
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