Paraneoplastic nephrotic syndrome in advanced breast cancer patient. A case report.
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.
Valcamonico
Francesca
F
Oncology Unit, Beretta Foundation, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy. bscivile@numerica.it
Ferrari
Vittorio
V
Simoncini
Edda
E
Gregorini
Gina
G
Vassalli
Lucia
L
Amoroso
Vito
V
Marpicati
Patrizia
P
Rangoni
Giovanni
G
Mambrini
Andrea
A
Marini
Giovanni
G
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