Carcinoid tumour of the kidney in a Chinese woman presenting with loin pain

H Y Chung; W H Lau; S M Chu; R J Collins; P C Tam

Carcinoid tumour of the kidney in a Chinese woman presenting with loin pain

Hong Kong Med J. 2007 Oct;13(5):406-8.

Authors

H Y Chung¹, W H Lau, S M Chu, R J Collins, P C Tam

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. phychung@graduate.hku.hk

PMID: 17914151

Abstract

Renal carcinoid tumours are uncommon. The aetiology is not yet fully understood and there is still no useful diagnostic tool for detecting them. We report our experience managing a Chinese woman with a primary renal carcinoid tumour.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Asian People
Carcinoid Tumor / complications
Carcinoid Tumor / diagnosis
Carcinoid Tumor / ethnology
Carcinoid Tumor / pathology*
China
Female
Flank Pain / etiology*
Humans
Kidney / pathology*
Kidney Neoplasms / complications
Kidney Neoplasms / diagnosis
Kidney Neoplasms / ethnology
Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*