title: Nephrotic syndrome cured by removal of malignant gastric stromal tumor.
abstract: Malignant tumors have been associated with the development of nephrotic syndrome. We report a 73-year-old man with nephrotic syndrome who had a malignant stromal gastric tumor. Curative resection of the sarcoma resulted in remission of the nephrotic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Hospital Claude Huriez Est, Lille, France.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kar
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Mortier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dequiedt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Proye
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome