Primary Renal Carcinoid Tumor.
10.4111/kju.2009.50.3.293
- Author:
Hae Pyoung SEO
1
;
Dae Eun SHIN
;
Dong Hun LIM
;
Hyoung Yun MUHN
;
Chul Sung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea. cskim@chosun.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Carcinoid tumor;
Kidney
- MeSH:
Carcinoid Tumor;
Humans;
Kidney;
Middle Aged;
Nephrectomy;
Neuroendocrine Cells;
Prognosis
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2009;50(3):293-295
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Carcinoid tumors are low-grade malignant tumors arising from neuroendocrine cells. Primary renal carcinoid tumors are extremely rare, and only 56 cases have been reported in the literature. Because of the rarity of the lesion, its histogenesis and prognosis are unclear. Here we report a case of a primary renal carcinoid tumor in a 51-year-old man that was found incidentally in a medical examination and was treated by transperitoneal radical nephrectomy.
