Kelly Emily F, Connelly Zachary M, Noonan Mackenzie J, Gu Xin, Khater Nazih
Urology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, USA.
Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, USA.
Cureus. 2021 Mar 15;13(3):e13907. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13907.
Renal carcinoid tumors are exceedingly rare. These neuroendocrine masses are most frequently found in the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts. A renal carcinoid tumor has only been documented in around 100 cases. In this article, we report two additional cases in female patients ages 53 and 63. Both tumors were found incidentally on computed tomography scans. Both women underwent radical nephrectomies. Neither has shown evidence of metastasis nor relapse to date; however, the 63-year-old woman was lost to follow-up. In conclusion, upon discovery of the asymptomatic renal mass, renal carcinoid should be a consideration in the differentiation, and if suspected, may be treated with radical nephrectomy as was done in our hospital.
肾类癌肿瘤极为罕见。这些神经内分泌肿块最常出现在胃肠道和呼吸道。肾类癌肿瘤仅有约100例的文献记载。在本文中，我们报告另外两例分别为53岁和63岁女性患者的病例。两个肿瘤均在计算机断层扫描时偶然发现。两名女性均接受了根治性肾切除术。迄今为止，两人均未出现转移或复发迹象；然而，63岁女性失访。总之，发现无症状肾肿块时，在鉴别诊断中应考虑肾类癌，如果怀疑，可像我院所做的那样行根治性肾切除术进行治疗。
