Hydronephrosis as a complication of adenocarcinoma of the lung.
We describe a patient with adenocarcinoma of the lung who developed hydronephrosis secondary to compression by right common iliac lymph node metastases. The most common primary sites of cancers causing ureteral obstruction are the cervix, prostate, bladder and colo-rectum. To date, few reports of ureteral obstruction attributable to lung cancer have been published. Although rare, physicians should be aware that hydronephrosis can complicate the course of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
Hiraki
Akio
A
Department of Medicine (II), Okayama University Medical School, Japan. a-hiraki@za2.so-net.ne.jp
Ueoka
Hiroshi
H
Gemba
Kenich
K
Kuyama
Syouich
S
Kishino
Daizo
D
Tabata
Masahiro
M
Kiura
Katsuyuki
K
Tanimoto
Mitsune
M
Harada
Mine
M
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged