Primary Renal Carcinoid - A Case Report

O'Sullivan, M.; Gargan, M.L.; Flynn, R.; Crowther, S.; Torreggiani, W.

Irish Medical Journal 111(1): 677

2018


ISSN/ISBN: 0332-3102
PMID: 29869858
Document Number: 697618
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.

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