Ponnusamy Kathamuthu
Department of Urology, Malabar Hospitals, Palakkad, Kerala, India.
Indian J Urol. 2012 Jan;28(1):96-8. doi: 10.4103/0970-1591.94967.
The diagnosis of carcinoid tumor of the appendix is rare; the involvement is often limited to the gastrointestinal tract. Extramural involvement of surrounding structures has been reported; however, direct involvement of the ureter has not been reported. We report a case of carcinoid tumor of appendix involving the ureter and causing obstruction. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of such presentation in available literature. A 23-year-old woman who presented with right loin pain and intermittent fever for 1 week duration and found to have gross hydroureteronephrosis on the right side due to a mass compressing the ureter.
阑尾类癌肿瘤的诊断较为罕见;受累通常局限于胃肠道。已有报道称其可累及周围结构的壁外部分;然而,尚未见输尿管直接受累的报道。我们报告一例阑尾类癌肿瘤累及输尿管并导致梗阻的病例。据我们所知,这是现有文献中首例此类病例报告。一名23岁女性,出现右侧腰痛和间歇性发热1周,经检查发现右侧因肿物压迫输尿管而出现严重肾输尿管积水。