Extrarenal malignancy and the nephrotic syndrome.
The clinical and histological findings are described of a patient who presented with the nephrotic syndrome and was found at necropsy to have a bronchial carcinoma. Amyloidosis, renal vein thrombosis, and neoplastic infiltration of the kidneys were excluded. The kidneys showed a diffuse glomerulonephritis of mesangiocapillary type. The possible aetiological association between these two conditions is discussed.
D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology