title: Primary renal carcinoid natural history of the disease for ten years: case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Primary renal carcinoid is extremely rare and there are few reports on the natural history of the disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 68-year-old male with a right renal mass who lost to follow-up for ten years has been presented. His only complaint was a mild flank pain. Upon admission to the hospital for his renal mass, he underwent a right radical nephrectomy and pathological examination revealed the diagnosis of primary renal carcinoid.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In light of the presented case, primary renal carcinoma may have a prolonged natural history with no distant metastasis and any change in the quality of life of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Inönü University Medical Faculty, Malatya, Turkey. gunesali@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gunes
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ugras
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mizrak
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D021501:Flank Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography