title: Paraneoplastic nephrotic syndrome in advanced breast cancer patient. A case report.
abstract: A case of paraneoplastic nephrotic syndrome (NS) is described five years after the diagnosis of breast cancer. A review of the literature shows that NS is a rare complication of breast carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Oncology Unit, Beretta Foundation, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy. bscivile@numerica.it
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Valcamonico
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: Edda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simoncini
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gregorini
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vassalli
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Amoroso
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marpicati
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rangoni
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mambrini
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marini
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015433:Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space