A Carcinoid Tumor Arising from a Normal Kidney in a Young Man / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 747-750, 2013.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-35124
ABSTRACT
Carcinoid tumors are low-grade malignant tumors arising from neuroendocrine cells. Primary renal carcinoid tumor is very rare due to the absence of neuroendocrine cells in the kidney and ureter. Therefore, little is known about the management and prognosis of renal carcinoid. Here, we report a case of a primary renal carcinoid tumor arising from a normal kidney in a 21-year-old man. He presented with a left renal mass, which was found accidentally. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a 5.5 x 5.0-cm cystic mass with calcification. We suspected a cystic renal cell carcinoma and performed a laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. However, the histology revealed a well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor. We concluded that it was a primary renal carcinoid tumor with no distant metastasis and did not administer chemotherapy or radiation therapy. He is recurrence-free after 8 months.
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Main subject:
Prognosis
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Ureter
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Carcinoid Tumor
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell
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Neuroendocrine Tumors
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Neuroendocrine Cells
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Kidney
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Nephrectomy
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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