title: Minimal change nephrotic syndrome associated with extrarenal neurilemmoma.
abstract: Nephrotic syndrome may be associated not only with malignant neoplasia, but also rarely with benign solid tumours. Here we report a case of a young woman suffering from nephrotic syndrome, histologically classed as a minimal change glomerular lesion, associated with a posterior mediastinal neurilemmoma (ancient neurilemmoma). Surgical removal of the tumour led to complete cure of the nephrotic syndrome with total symptomatic improvement within 6 months. Scanning of the literature revealed only one case report of an association of spinal neurilemmoma with nephrotic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Department of Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dua
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery; D009402:Nephrosis, Lipoid / Q000209:etiology*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery