Korean J Urol.
2015 Jan;56(1):82-85. 10.4111/kju.2015.56.1.82.
Heart failure as the first manifestation of renal cell carcinoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. allen.sim.s.p@sgh.com.sg
- 2Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.
- KMID: 2070273
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4111/kju.2015.56.1.82
Abstract
- We report the rare case of a patient with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who initially presented to the hospital with symptoms of cardiac failure. Preoperative cardiac studies did not reveal any underlying ischemia. After resection of a large 14-cm left renal tumor, cardiac function was noted to improve dramatically. We discuss this case of concomitant RCC and nonischemic cardiomyopathy.
