Renal carcinoid and horseshoe kidney: a frequent association of two rare entities--a case report and review of the literature

J Surg Oncol. 1998 Jun;68(2):113-9. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9098(199806)68:2<113::aid-jso8>3.0.co;2-9.

Abstract

We report the case of a primary renal carcinoid tumor associated with a horseshoe malformation in a 43-year-old man who presented with testicular pain. The tumor was centrally located and purely solid and had features ascribed to hindgut neuroendocrine neoplasia. The relative risk of developing a carcinoid tumor in a horseshoe kidney is estimated to be x82.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoid Tumor / complications*
  • Carcinoid Tumor / pathology
  • Humans
  • Kidney / abnormalities*
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Kidney Neoplasms / complications*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male