Nephrotic syndrome associated with pleural mesothelioma. An unusual paraneoplastic event.
A case of association between nephrotic syndrome (membranous glomerulopathy) and pleural mesothelioma is presented. It is suggested that this association is a true paraneoplastic syndrome.
Venzano
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Divisione di Medicina generale I, Presidio ospedaliero USL IX, Genova.
Di Marco
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E
Garbero
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M
Forno
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P
Marchese
A
A
Borghesi
R
R
D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*