Myeloma-like cast nephropathy associated with acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas.
Obstruction of renal collecting tubules by protein cats inciting a giant cell reaction is usually characteristic of myeloma cast nephropathy. Rarely other causes of proteinuria may result in a similar morphology. We report a rare case of 'myeloma-like' tubular casts in the kidney of a patient who was subsequently found at autopsy to have acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Only two similar reports could be found in the English literature.
Reducka
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Department of Pathology, St. Michael's Hospital, Ont., Canada.
Gardiner
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Sweet
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Vandenbroucke
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Bear
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D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary