Lowrance William T, Chang Sam S, Herrell S Duke
Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2765, USA.
Urology. 2006 Mar;67(3):622.e19-20. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.09.042. Epub 2006 Feb 28.
Primary renal carcinoid is a rare tumor, with only 39 cases reported. These tumors have historically been managed with either open partial nephrectomy or open radical nephrectomy. We describe a patient with a primary renal carcinoid tumor successfully treated with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. To our knowledge, this is the first such case reported.