Cure of membranous nephropathy after resection of carcinoma.
Clinical cure was effected in two patients with biopsy-proved membranous nephropathy associated with neoplasms. One had a complete histologic remission as well. The incidence of malignancy in an unselected group of patients with membranous nephropathy in our institution was 9%. Careful workup in all patients over age 40 years with membranous nephropathy should be done to exclude tumor.
D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous