Primary Renal Carcinoid - A Case Report

Carcinoid tumours in the abdomen are uncommon, but typically occur in the gastrointestinal tract. Primary renal carcinoid is an extremely rare tumour, poorly described in the literature. We describe an unusual case where an atypical renal mass on imaging led to a preoperative diagnosis of renal carc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Irish medical journal 2018-01, Vol.111 (1), p.677
Hauptverfasser:	O'Sullivan, M, Gargan, M L, Flynn, R, Crowther, S, Torreggiani, W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Carcinoid Tumor - diagnostic imaging Carcinoid Tumor - pathology Humans Image-Guided Biopsy Kidney - diagnostic imaging Kidney - pathology Kidney Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Kidney Neoplasms - pathology Rare Diseases - diagnostic imaging Rare Diseases - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Carcinoid tumours in the abdomen are uncommon, but typically occur in the gastrointestinal tract. Primary renal carcinoid is an extremely rare tumour, poorly described in the literature. We describe an unusual case where an atypical renal mass on imaging led to a preoperative diagnosis of renal carcinoid on imaging guiding biopsy.
ISSN:	0332-3102