Carcinoid tumour of the kidney in a Chinese woman presenting with loin pain.
Renal carcinoid tumours are uncommon. The aetiology is not yet fully understood and there is still no useful diagnostic tool for detecting them. We report our experience managing a Chinese woman with a primary renal carcinoid tumour.
Chung
H Y
HY
Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. phychung@graduate.hku.hk
Lau
W H
WH
Chu
S M
SM
Collins
R J
RJ
Tam
P C
PC
D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology*; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D021501:Flank Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology*