Abstract
A 47-year-old diabetic patient presented with left abdominal pain of 4 months duration. Evaluation of the patient revealed complex cystic mass in the left kidney, suggestive of cystic renal cell carcinoma. Radical nephrectomy was performed. Histopathology revealed xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis.
Keywords: Chronic kidney infection, renal cell carcinoma, xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Shankar Gunadal
GMC Kottayam
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i1.175
