DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2015.v03i09.019

Pages: 853-855

Carcinoid tumor of the kidney is rare. It is a tumor with low grade atypia having relatively low malignant potential and metastatic spread with a good prognostic index. In Case history A 31 year old male presented with painless gross hematuria and lumbar pain for 2 months. Renal cell carcinoma was suspected and left radical nephrectomy was done. It was diagnosed as primary carcinoid tumor of kidney on histopathology. In Conclusion the disease is rare and hence attains a low index of clinical suspicion. However, its good prognosis at early stages makes an early diagnosis even more important.