Low back pain revealing a primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the upper urinary tract: A case report and review of the literature

Small cell carcinoma of the upper urinary tract is very rare. Their aggressiveness and their poor prognosis make it grave. We report the management of a patient who consulted in the emergency room for low back pain and to whom the radiological and endoscopic assessments found a tumor of the upper ur...

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Published inUrology case reports Vol. 33; p. 101338
Main Authors Tombet, Craig Aurtz, Aynaou, Mohammed, Mhanna, Tarik, El Houmaidi, Amine, Achraf, Miry, Barki, Ali
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.11.2020
Elsevier
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Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma
Oncology
Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
Upper urinary tract
Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
Upper urinary tract
Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma
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Summary:Small cell carcinoma of the upper urinary tract is very rare. Their aggressiveness and their poor prognosis make it grave. We report the management of a patient who consulted in the emergency room for low back pain and to whom the radiological and endoscopic assessments found a tumor of the upper urinary tract with lung, liver, bone and adrenal damage. Anatomopathological study of biopsies obtained by flexible ureteroscopy and percutaneous liver biopsy confirmed the diagnosis and the metastatic nature of secondary lesions.
ISSN:2214-4420
2214-4420
DOI:10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101338