A rare case of metastatic renal carcinoid

[摘要] BackgroundCarcinoid is an endocrine cell tumor with low-grade atypia, which is generally a low-grade malignant cancer with a good prognosis. Metastatic renal carcinoid is even rarer than primary carcinoids.Case presentationWe present our experience of a patient with metastatic renal carcinoid from the gastrointestinal tract.ConclusionsThe carcinoid tumor of the kidney in our patient, who had a history of liver metastasis from rectal carcinoid, was considered metastatic based on the pathological findings.

[发布日期] 2010-12-14

[关键词] Octreotide;Carcinoid Tumor;Neuroendocrine Cell;Carcinoid Syndrome;Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy