Primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis: An autopsy case.

INTRODUCTION

Signet-ring cell carcinoma is an extremely rare histological variant of upper urinary tract carcinoma, associated with poor prognosis.

CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 75-year-old female diagnosed with left primary upper urinary tract signet-ring cell carcinoma, initially treated with surgery. Post-surgical development of multifocal metastases was followed by a devastating clinical course. An autopsy confirmed the tumor's primary origin in the upper urinary tract.

CONCLUSION

We experienced a case of upper urinary tract signet-ring cell carcinoma, with a rare opportunity to thoroughly confirm its primary site with an autopsy.