Open AccessPrimary carcinoid tumor of the kidney: Case report and brief review of literature
Author(s) -
Deepali Jain,
Mehar Chand Sharma,
Kamaljeet Singh,
Narmada P. Gupta
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.72087
Subject(s) - histogenesis , medicine , pathology , kidney , primary (astronomy) , general surgery , immunohistochemistry , physics , astronomy
Primary carcinoid tumor of the kidney is an extremely uncommon tumor. As a consequence, very little is known about its histogenesis, clinicopathologic features and prognosis. We herein describe a case of renal carcinoid with atypical features.