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Renal primitive neuroectodermal tumor with elevated plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone levels: A case report
Nobuaki Shimizu1, Masaru Hasumi1, Tatsuya Hamano1,2
1Department of Urology Gunma Prefectural Cancer Center Ota Gunma Japan.
IJU Case Reports
|August 4, 2020
Summary
This case study presents a rare renal primitive neuroectodermal tumor in a woman with elevated adrenocorticotropic hormone. Surgical removal resolved symptoms and hormone levels, highlighting a unique ectopic hormone production case.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Endocrinology
- Nephrology
Background:
- Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are rare small round-cell tumors, typically found in extremities.
- Renal PNETs are exceptionally uncommon, posing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
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