Primary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the renal pelvis: a case report

Urologia. 2014 Jan-Mar;81(1):57-9. doi: 10.5301/urologia.5000033. Epub 2013 Nov 28.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Large Cell* / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Large Cell* / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine* / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Kidney Pelvis / surgery*
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Nephrectomy* / methods
  • Prognosis
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Urologic Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Urologic Neoplasms* / surgery