Fulminating gallbladder cancer presenting as leptomeningeal carcinomatosis and acute renal failure.
We report a case of clinically undiagnosed gallbladder cancer presenting as leptomeningeal carcinomatosis and showing a fulminant clinical course with acute renal failure due to ureteric obstruction by carcinoma metastasis. A review of the literature fails to demonstrate a similar case.
Honma
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Department of Pathology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.
Hamashima
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged