IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-1-13969 Original Research Paper Histopathological study of thirty nephrectomy specimens in a tertiary care hospital in North Telangana S Srikanth Dr. January 2018 7 1 01 02 ABSTRACT

 

Introduction: The kidneys are paired retroperitoneal organs insulated by adipose tissue with Gerota’s fascia.They extend from 12th thoracic  vertebra to the 3rd lumbar vertebrae.

Materials & Methods: The present study is conducted in department of Pathology,Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences,during the period of January 2015 to May 2017. A total of 30 nephrectomy specimens were studied,among them 19 were non neoplastic and 11 were neoplastic lesions.

Results: In our study chronic pyelonephritis was the most common lesion observed and age group between 31–40 years constituted highest number of cases with male predominance.Other lesions include Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, angiomyolipoma, cysts and Renal cell carcinomas (RCC) and its variants.

Conclusion: Chronic pyelonephritis was the commonest non neoplastic lesion and RCC was the most common neoplastic lesion observed in our study.