title: [Liver disease associated with hypernephroma. A case report (author's transl)].
abstract: The observation of a non-metastatic reactive hepatopathy associated with a hypernephroma in a 39-year-old man who had had fever for 4 months led to a review of the literature and an analysis of basically three aspects of the disorder: a) The various manifestations of carcinoma of the kidney, which include a large number of paraneoplastic clinical symptoms (polycythemia, anemia, prolonged fever, hypercalcemia, hypertension, nefropathy, loss of salt, peripheral neuropathy, and amyloidosis); b) an alteracion of hepatic function known since 1961 which is characterized by an abnormal retention of sulfobromophthalein, increase of alkaline phosphatase, prothrombin decrease, dysproteinemia with hypoalbuminemia, and alpha2-globulin increase. It may or may not be accompanied by enlargement of the liver. c) Criteria of operability of the primary tumor.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Hepatopatía asociada al hipernefroma. A propósito de un caso.