Renal medullary carcinoma in a patient with sickle-cell disease.
BACKGROUND
A 36-year-old black male with sickle-cell disease, asthma, and dyslipidemia presented with shortness of breath, chest pain, lethargy, and recent fever. Physical examination revealed mild respiratory distress.


METHODS
Chest X-ray, CT, abdominal ultrasound, and MRI.


METHODS
Renal medullary carcinoma.
Sathyamoorthy
Kumaran
K
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Urology, 445 Lenox Road, Box 79, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. kumaran@alumni.duke.edu
Teo
Arnold
A
Atallah
Marwan
M
D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000150:complications; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male