Ewha Med J.
2004 Sep;27(2):83-86. 10.12771/emj.2004.27.2.83.
Renal Cell Carcinoma Associated with Paraneoplastic Symdrome Mimicking Pyelonephritis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, College Of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.
- KMID: 1964089
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.12771/emj.2004.27.2.83
Abstract
- Renal cell carcinoma can presents wide range of signs and symptoms, and commonly associated with paraneoplastic syndrome. Paraneoplastic manifestations are present in up to 20% of patients with renal cell carcinoma. There is convincing evidence that renal cell carcinoma tumor cells elaborate proteins that serve as mediators of endocrine (ex ; ectopic production of parathyroid hormone-related protein or erythropoietin) as well as nonendocrine paraneoplastic syndromes. A paraneoplastic syndrome may be the various clinical presentation of renal cell carcinoma in a significant number of patients, therefore mimicked other general disease. We report a case of renal cell carcinoma associated with paraneoplastic syndrome mimicking pyelonephritis.
