Primary renal carcinoid tumor managed with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.
Primary renal carcinoid is a rare tumor, with only 39 cases reported. These tumors have historically been managed with either open partial nephrectomy or open radical nephrectomy. We describe a patient with a primary renal carcinoid tumor successfully treated with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. To our knowledge, this is the first such case reported.
Lowrance
William T
WT
Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2765, USA. will.lowrance@vanderbilt.edu
Chang
Sam S
SS
Herrell
S Duke
SD
D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012074:Remission Induction