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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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