title: Carcinoid tumor arising in a horseshoe kidney.
abstract: Carcinoid tumors are common neoplasms developing in gastrointestinal and respiratory tract. They are rarely found in the kidney. To date, approximately 40 cases of primary renal carcinoid tumors have been reported, with less of a third of them occurring within a horseshoe kidney. These cases appear to have a better prognosis, even in the presence of distant metastases, compared to those arising in normal kidneys.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Col Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico. ftrc5@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Covarrubias
authors.forename: Xochitl
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Valerio
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lome-Maldonado
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gabilondo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy