Upper Urinary Tract Carcinoma With Primary Small Cell Neuroendocrine Cancer-Case Report and Review of Literature
Siddhant Kumar1, Sunil Pillai Bhaskara1, A V B Krishnakanth1
1Department of Urology, Kasturba medical college Manipal academy of Higher education Manipal Karnataka India.
IJU Case Reports
|August 7, 2026
Abstract
Introduction:
Upper Urinary Tract Small Cell Neuroendocrine Ca are extremely rare carcinomas with less than 40 reported cases in literature.
Case:
92 years old male with left flank pain and diagnosed to have an enhancing renal pelvic mass, which on histopathological examination was noted to have a predominant small cell carcinoma component.
Conclusion:
This case report attempts to shed a light on the patients with small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the upper tract with its silent and aggressive nature.