title: Paraneoplastic erythrocytosis in a young adult with an erythropoietin-producing Wilms' tumor.
abstract: Paraneoplastic erythrocytosis in patients with Wilms' tumors is exceedingly rare, with only three reported cases in the literature. We report a case of a young man with Wilms' tumor with a significant erythrocytosis but a normal serum erythropoietin level and a tumor that elaborated erythropoietin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dreicer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Donovan
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Benda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lund
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Degowin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D004921:Erythropoietin