Carcinoid tumor occurring in a teratoid malformation of the kidney. An immunohistochemical study

Cancer. 1984 Nov 15;54(10):2305-8. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19841115)54:10<2305::aid-cncr2820541042>3.0.co;2-j.

Abstract

A case of a carcinoid tumor of the kidney that was intimately related to a mixed dysplastic and teratomatous lesion is reported. This lesion displayed focal transitional, mucinous, and endocrine differentiations. Immunofluorescence studies permit the identification of three immunoreactive products: somatostatin, glucagon, and serotonin. It is suggested that the carcinoid tumor arises from this peculiar lesion, which exhibits cells of endocrine lineage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoid Tumor / analysis
  • Carcinoid Tumor / pathology*
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Histocytochemistry
  • Humans
  • Kidney / abnormalities*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / analysis
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
  • Nephrectomy
  • Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / analysis
  • Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / pathology*
  • Teratoma / analysis
  • Teratoma / pathology*