Pulmonary carcinoid tumor associated with nephrotic syndrome.
A patient with carcinoid tumor of the lung associated with nephrotic syndrome was treated. Excision of the tumor resulted in remission of marked proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and edema. A review of the literature disclosed many neoplasms associated with the nephrotic syndrome; however, no association of the nephrotic syndrome and a carcinoid tumor of the lung has previously been reported, to our knowledge.
D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*