Development of the nephrotic syndrome in a patient with prostatic carcinoma.
Various malignancies have been associated with the nephrotic syndrome. The nephrotic syndrome developed in a 66-year-old man with metastatic prostatic carcinoma. Renal biopsy revealed membranous glomerulonephritis. This may be the first reported case of a clear association of prostatic carcinoma with biopsy-proved membranous glomerulonephritis.
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D011241:Prednisone