[Small-cell lung carcinoma with hyponatremia].
Two female patients are described with an unusual clinical presentation of a small-cell bronchogenic carcinoma. Patient A, 61 years old, had a one week history of epigastric pain and nausea accompanied by dizziness and periods of unconsciousness. Patient B, 48 years old, had suffered for four days of general malaise, abdominal pains, nausea and vomiting. The symptoms of both patients could be attributed to severe hyponatraemia, most probably a consequence of the inappropriate ADH syndrome. After correction of the hyponatraemia and treatment of the underlying carcinoma the serum sodium remained normal and symptoms did not recur. The patients died 14 months and 9 months after the diagnosis respectively. In the Netherlands about 2000 small-cell bronchogenic carcinomas are diagnosed each year. About 14% of these are associated with the inappropriate ADH syndrome. The presence of the syndrome implicates a much graver prognosis.
van Pampus
M G
MG
Slotervaartziekenhuis, afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Amsterdam.
Meenhorst
P L
PL
D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000209:etiology*; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged
Kleincellig longcarcinoom met hyponatriëmie.