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Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the kidney with level II inferior vena cava involvement
K. Clint Cary, Chandru P. Sundaram
Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Chandru Sundaram,
Department of Urology, Indiana University, 535 N. Barnhill
Drive, Suite #420, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2008, 15(6), 4431-4432.
Abstract
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of renal origin, PNET,
is extraordinarily rare and often lethal. Here we present
a case of renal PNET managed successfully by radical
nephrectomy, caval thrombectomy, and retroperitoneal
lymph node dissection.
Keywords
primitive neuroectodermal tumors, kidney neoplasms, lymphatic metastasis, nephrectomy, inferior vena cava
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APA Style
Cary, K.C., Sundaram, C.P. (2008). Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the kidney with level II inferior vena cava involvement. Canadian Journal of Urology, 15(6), 4431–4432.
Vancouver Style
Cary KC, Sundaram CP. Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the kidney with level II inferior vena cava involvement. Can J Urology. 2008;15(6):4431–4432.
IEEE Style
K.C. Cary and C.P. Sundaram, “Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the kidney with level II inferior vena cava involvement,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 4431–4432, 2008.
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