PMC3339798_01
CT Image - dotted circle showing mass replacing right ureter and arrow points toward normal left ureter
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F1
An irregular well enhancing mass of 3 cm diameter was found at the level of the iliac vessel crossing the ureter [Figure 1].
Nephroureterectomy specimen and carcinoid appendix with classical yellowish cut section
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F2
Cut section showed a yellow, smooth, homogenous mass with firm consistency [Figure 2].
Microscopic examination shows characteristic nesting and trabecular pattern with rossette formation (H and E x100)
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F3
Histopathology revealed the mass to represent a carcinoid tumor of appendix [Figure 3].