A case of rapidly progressing small cell lung cancer incidentally found during the course of renal failure.
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.
Kanazawa
M
M
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
Maruyama
T
T
Suzuki
T
T
Soejima
K
K
Hayashi
M
M
Yamazaki
K
K
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*