Primary Carcinoid Tumor of the Testis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Carcinoid tumors usually arise in the gastrointestinal tract. Immunocytohistochemical and radiologic studies are important in detecting the primary tumor site. Primary carcinoid tumors of the testis are particularly rare with a high malignant potential warranting long-term follow-up. We present the...

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Autores principales: Abou Zahr, Rawad, Chalhoub, Khalil, Mansour, Elias, Chouairy, Camil, Ghazal, Georges, Nohra, Joe
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Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6304607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30631634
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3614387
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author Abou Zahr, Rawad
Chalhoub, Khalil
Mansour, Elias
Chouairy, Camil
Ghazal, Georges
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description Carcinoid tumors usually arise in the gastrointestinal tract. Immunocytohistochemical and radiologic studies are important in detecting the primary tumor site. Primary carcinoid tumors of the testis are particularly rare with a high malignant potential warranting long-term follow-up. We present the case of a primary carcinoid tumor of the testis with long-term surveillance.
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spelling pubmed-63046072019-01-10 Primary Carcinoid Tumor of the Testis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Abou Zahr, Rawad Chalhoub, Khalil Mansour, Elias Chouairy, Camil Ghazal, Georges Nohra, Joe Case Rep Urol Case Report Carcinoid tumors usually arise in the gastrointestinal tract. Immunocytohistochemical and radiologic studies are important in detecting the primary tumor site. Primary carcinoid tumors of the testis are particularly rare with a high malignant potential warranting long-term follow-up. We present the case of a primary carcinoid tumor of the testis with long-term surveillance. Hindawi 2018-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6304607/ /pubmed/30631634 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3614387 Text en Copyright © 2018 Rawad Abou Zahr et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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