Invasive neuroendocrine tumor of the kidney: a case report

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) involve the genitourinary system in less than 1% of cases, with primary renal carcinoids comprising only 19% of reported genitourinary NETs (56 cases worldwide). We report a case of a renal NET presenting as a large renal mass with extensive local invasion, requiring def...

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Autores principales: Olweny, Ephrem O, Hsieh, Michael H, Buckley, Jill C, McAninch, Jack W
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2009
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2994476/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21139916
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/rt.2009.e37
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author Olweny, Ephrem O
Hsieh, Michael H
Buckley, Jill C
McAninch, Jack W
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description Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) involve the genitourinary system in less than 1% of cases, with primary renal carcinoids comprising only 19% of reported genitourinary NETs (56 cases worldwide). We report a case of a renal NET presenting as a large renal mass with extensive local invasion, requiring definitive radical en bloc resection via a thoracoabdominal approach.
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spelling pubmed-29944762010-12-07 Invasive neuroendocrine tumor of the kidney: a case report Olweny, Ephrem O Hsieh, Michael H Buckley, Jill C McAninch, Jack W Rare Tumors Case Report Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) involve the genitourinary system in less than 1% of cases, with primary renal carcinoids comprising only 19% of reported genitourinary NETs (56 cases worldwide). We report a case of a renal NET presenting as a large renal mass with extensive local invasion, requiring definitive radical en bloc resection via a thoracoabdominal approach. PAGEPress Publications 2009-12-28 /pmc/articles/PMC2994476/ /pubmed/21139916 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/rt.2009.e37 Text en ©Copyright E.O. Olweny et al., 2009 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (by-nc 3.0).
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title_full Invasive neuroendocrine tumor of the kidney: a case report
title_fullStr Invasive neuroendocrine tumor of the kidney: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Invasive neuroendocrine tumor of the kidney: a case report
title_short Invasive neuroendocrine tumor of the kidney: a case report
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