Retroperitoneal fibrosis caused by carcinoid tumour.
This report describes a 33-year-old woman who presented with renovascular hypertension secondary to retroperitoneal fibrosis, associated with a carcinoid tumour with widespread metastases. Although the association is rare, it is important to consider carcinoid tumour as a cause of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis, even in the absence of the carcinoid syndrome.
D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography