Horseshoe kidney and primary renal carcinoid tumour: a case report of a rare entity
by Jonathon Peter de Hoog, Spencer Murray and Wayne Chou
Carcinoid tumours are unique neuroendocrine neoplasms, displaying low-grade malignant potential and arising frequently within the gastrointestinal tract and respiratory tree. Primary carcinoid arising within the renal system is uncommon, whilst carcinoid tumour arising within a horseshoe kidney is rare. We describe a case of primary renal carcinoid occurring within a horseshoe kidney. (Histopathology; Urology: 22 July 2010) More...
Myasthenia gravis improvement in a patient receiving sunitinib for metastatic renal cell carcinoma
by Jean S.Z. Lee, Rateb Samman, Oliver C. Cockerell, Kate Fife and Tim Eisen
We present a case of a 59-year-old gentleman with myasthenia gravis and metastatic renal cell carcinoma that resolved on sunitinib. The clear temporal relationship between the patient receiving sunitinib for renal cell carcinoma and the resolution of his myasthenia gravis suggests that the improvement was due either to a paraneoplastic condition responding to treatment of the underlying malignancy or to a direct effect of sunitinib. (Neurology; Oncology; Urology: 22 July 2010) More...
Self-castration: a case report
by S. Haleem, S. J. Griffin and G. K. Banerjee
We present a case of an apparently well gentleman performing self-castration. On presentation he was in shock. After resuscitation his wound was explored and haemostasis achieved. While such presentations are seen with a background of psychiatric illness, our patient did not suffer from such disorders. This case emphasises the importance of a multi-disciplinary holistic approach for optimum patient care. (Psychiatry, Urology; 20th February 2007) More...
Renal colic: an unusual presentation of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the urinary bladder
Secondary involvement of the urinary bladder in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is relatively common, but primary malignant lymphomas of this organ remain exceedingly rare. We report a case presenting atypically with renal colic and briefly review the relevant literature(May 2004)More...
