| Autor: |
Klausner AP; Department of Urology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029, USA., Ost MC, Waterhouse RL Jr, Savage SJ |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Urology [Urology] 2002 May; Vol. 59 (5), pp. 773. |
| DOI: |
10.1016/s0090-4295(02)01533-9 |
| Abstrakt: |
Polymyositis (PM) is associated with an increased risk of malignancy. We report a case in which a 45-year-old patient with PM underwent computed tomography to search for an occult malignant process. The evaluation revealed a left renal mass that was treated successfully by laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. Pathologic evaluation revealed a clear cell renal cell carcinoma. The patient remained free of disease at 2 years postoperatively and required decreasing amounts of medication to manage his PM. This suggests that renal malignancies may contribute to the PM disease process in a paraneoplastic fashion and that screening for occult malignancy in the presence of PM is warranted. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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