title: A case of rapidly progressing small cell lung cancer incidentally found during the course of renal failure.
abstract: A 65-year-old man with rapidly progressing small cell lung cancer found in the course of renal failure is reported. The patient had a medical history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. Hemodialysis was introduced following renal failure, but pneumonia resulted in a transient exacerbation and his complaint of general fatigue did not improve. Examination for the fatigue revealed no apparent abnormalities. Three months later, he died of small cell lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanazawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Soejima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*