Primary Renal Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma in a Young Man
Published: November 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.5179
Cornerstone Wann, Nirmal Thampi John, Ramani Manoj Kumar
1. Senior Registrar, Department of Urology, CMC, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Urology, CMC, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
3. Professor, Department of Pathology, CMC, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Nirmal Thampi John,
Associate Professor, Department of Urology Unit 2, Christian Medical College,
Ida Scudder Road, Vellore, Tamil Nadu- 632004, India.
Phone : 9894449526, E-mail : nirmaltj@gmail.com
Neuroendocrine tumours are usually located in the gastrointestinal or respiratory tract. A 23-year-old man was evaluated for loss of weight and a palpable left loin mass. CECT showed a large heterogeneously enhancing mass with calcification arising from the left kidney. He underwent an open radical nephrectomy. Histopathological examination revealed a large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC). LCNEC of the kidney is extremely rare and portends poor prognosis. It is usually a histopathological surprise and requires immunohistochemistry for confirmation
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