title: Hydronephrosis as a complication of adenocarcinoma of the lung.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (II), Okayama University Medical School, Japan. a-hiraki@za2.so-net.ne.jp
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiraki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueoka
authors.forename: Kenich
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gemba
authors.forename: Syouich
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuyama
authors.forename: Daizo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kishino
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiura
authors.forename: Mitsune
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
authors.forename: Mine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harada
mesh_terms: 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