TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the renal pelvis
T2 - a case report
AU - Palumbo, Carlotta
AU - Talso, Michele
AU - Dell'Orto, Paolo G.uido
AU - Cozzi, Gabriele
AU - De Lorenzis, Elisa
AU - Conti, Andrea
AU - Maggioni, Marco
AU - Cesare Rocco, Bernardo M.aria
AU - Maggioni, Augusto
AU - Rocco, Francesco
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - We report a case of primary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the renal pelvis, diagnosed in a 79-year-old man. The abdominal computed tomography showed a solid, vegetant lesion in the left renal pelvis, conditioning marked hydronephrosis. The patient underwent radical nephroureterectomy. The histological examination showed a large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma associated with a high-grade urothelial carcinoma, with local invasion (pT3). Large cell renal neuroendocrine carcinomas are rare tumors with an aggressive course and a bad prognosis. At present, only five cases were reported in literature.
AB - We report a case of primary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the renal pelvis, diagnosed in a 79-year-old man. The abdominal computed tomography showed a solid, vegetant lesion in the left renal pelvis, conditioning marked hydronephrosis. The patient underwent radical nephroureterectomy. The histological examination showed a large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma associated with a high-grade urothelial carcinoma, with local invasion (pT3). Large cell renal neuroendocrine carcinomas are rare tumors with an aggressive course and a bad prognosis. At present, only five cases were reported in literature.
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U2 - 10.5301/urologia.5000033
DO - 10.5301/urologia.5000033
M3 - Article
SN - 0391-5603
VL - 81
SP - 57
EP - 59
JO - Urologia
JF - Urologia
IS - 1
ER -