Primary Renal Carcinoid Tumor

Primary carcinoid tumors originating in a normal kidney are exceptionally rare. We describe a case of a 52-year-old woman who presented with vague back pain and was found to have a 4-cm mass in the medial aspect of the left kidney. Radical nephrectomy and retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy were perform...

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Main Authors: Siamak Daneshmand, Shahin Chandrasoma, Shandra Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.95