Table 1 Clinical characteristics of primary carcinoid tumor arising within mature teratoma of the kidney
Source, Year | Age, year | Sex | Clinical Presentation | Radiographic Features of Renal Mass* | Association with Horseshoe Kidney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kojiro et al, 1976 [2] | 40 | Male | Epigastric pain, nausea, no carcinoid syndrome | IV&RP: Marked dilatation of left renal pelvis | No |
Fetissof et al, 1984 [3] | 65 | Male | Fever, no carcinoid syndrome | IVU: Displaced left kidney and non-visualized right kidney | Yes |
Lodding et al, 1997 [1] | 23 | Male | Abdominal pain, no carcinoid syndrome | CT: Calcification in horseshoe kidney | Yes |
Yoo et al, 2002 [4] | 30 | Female | Abdominal pain, no carcinoid syndrome | CT: Dense calcification with minimal contrast enhancement | No |
Kim et al, 2004 [5] | 39 | Female | Asymptomatic, incidental renal mass, no carcinoid syndrome | CT: Relatively well demarcated and incompletely marginated by a thin hypodense rim with globular calcifications | No |
Kurzer et al, 2005 [6] | 58 | Female | Asymptomatic, incidental renal mass, no carcinoid syndrome | CT: Round, smooth, and well marginated, with two solid clumps of calcifications (Bosniak III lesion) | No |
Current case | 35 | Female | Right flank pain, right costovertebral angle tenderness, no carcinoid syndrome | CT: Exophytic, round, well-circumscribed mildly complex hypodense with globular calcifications (Bosniak II lesion) RU&KUB: Incomplete filling of upper pole infundibulum | No |