[Well differentiated mucus-producing adenocarcinoma of the right renal pelvis. Presentation of a case].

OBJECTIVE

To present a rare case of well-differentiated mucus-producing adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis.

METHODS

Patient history, the results of the complementary tests after surgery, treatment and anatomopathological findings are presented.

RESULTS/

CONCLUSIONS

Well-differentiated mucus-producing adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis is rare and is often associated with lithiasis, a long history of obstruction and inflammation. Nests of tumor cells surrounded by abundant mucus is a characteristic histological finding in this tumor type.