title: Carcinoid tumor of the kidney presenting as a large abdominal mass: report of a case.
abstract: Carcinoid tumors are known to occur frequently in the gastrointestinal tract and they can develop in nearly every organ system. However, a carcinoid tumor of the kidney is an extremely rare entity and only 38 cases have been reported in the English literature. We herein describe the 39th case of primary renal carcinoid tumor, found in a young Japanese woman 2 months after delivery. The pathologic similarities of our case with those of previously reported cases are briefly reviewed together with some aspects of clinical features and prognostic factors of this rare disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidemi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawajiri
authors.forename: Naoyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Onoda
authors.forename: Masaichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohira
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakatani
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wakasa
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Kosei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirakawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis