Primary renal neuroendocrine tumor combined with horseshoe kidney: a case report and review of the literature
Jiaxuan Ni, Shang Wu, Xuefei Ding, Guangchen Zhou · 2025
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Jiaxuan Ni, Shang Wu, Xuefei Ding, and Guangchen Zhou report a rare kidney tumor found in a fused kidney, in a 2025 case report. The tumor type springs from hormone-making cells. Such tumors almost never start in the kidney. Their patient was a fifty-eight-year-old woman. A routine check found a mass in her left kidney. Scans showed her kidneys were joined in a horseshoe shape.
The mass measured about five and a half centimeters across. Its scan pattern suggested a high chance of cancer. Surgeons removed part of the kidney through small cuts from the back. Lab stains confirmed a well-behaved tumor of this rare type. Its growth index was low at three percent. She recovered smoothly. No return or spread appeared in twelve months of checks. The authors urge long follow-up, since late spread is possible.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jiaxuan Ni, Shang Wu, Xuefei Ding, Guangchen Zhou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |