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[Primary neuroendocrine tumor of the kidney. A rarity].
- Source :
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Der Urologe. Ausg. A [Urologe A] 2015 Jun; Vol. 54 (6), pp. 844-8. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- This article presents a rare case of a primary neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the kidney. Abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed in a 56-year-old man during the follow-up of an adrenal adenoma. Incidentally a renal tumor at the upper pole of the left kidney was diagnosed and was suspected of being a renal cell carcinoma. After partial nephrectomy a NET measuring 4.2 cm in diameter could be diagnosed histologically. An extrarenal primary tumor was ruled out by a postoperative gallium 68-tetraazacyclododecane tetraacetic acid-octreotate (68Ga-DOTATATE) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan. A primary NET of the genitourinary tract is rare and less than 100 cases have been reported in the medical literature.
Details
- Language :
- German
- ISSN :
- 1433-0563
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Der Urologe. Ausg. A
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25875931
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00120-015-3808-1