Renal cell carcinoma presenting as acute pancreatitis.
We present a 50-year-old male with renal cell carcinoma and hypercalcemia presenting as acute pancreatitis. The sudden onset of epigastralgia, acute pancreatitis and hypercalcemia with raised parathyroid-like peptide levels in this patient could not be explained except for renal cell carcinoma. This is the first report of such a complication in renal cell carcinoma. The rare presentation and management with a review of the literature is described.
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Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. nabeegholam@hotmail.com
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Chowdhary
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis*