Quiz. Correct answer to the quiz. check your diagnosis Primary carcinoid tumour in horseshoe kidney

Radosław Litwinowicz, Joanna Szpor, Grzegorz Januś, Marek Worek, Krzysztof Okoń

2011 · 11 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

Primary renal carcinoid tumours are extremely rare. To date, approximately60caseshavebeenreported,mostlyascasereportswithonlyfewseriesnoted.Thepathogenesisofthistumourisuncertainbecauseneuroendocrinecellsarenotfoundinnormaladultrenalparenchyma.Wereporta caseofprimaryrenalcarci-noidoccurringina horseshoekidneyina 66-year-oldpatient.A clinical,histolog -icalandimmunohistochemicalpictureofthistumourispresented.

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