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Primary carcinoid of the kidney. Light and electron microscopic study
Author(s) -
Stahl Rosalyn E.,
Sidhu Gurdip S.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197910)44:4<1345::aid-cncr2820440427>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , asymptomatic , lymph , kidney , primary tumor , cancer , metastasis
A case of an asymptomatic primary renal carcinoid tumor in a 61‐year‐old male is presented. The tumor was large with extensive hemorrhagic necrosis. Metastases were present in para‐aortic lymph nodes. Ultrastructurally, dense core granules and masses of cytoplasmic filaments, including tonofilaments, were seen. The granules were faintly argyrophilic. The relevant literature is reviewed.