Lymphoepithelioma-like thymic carcinoma in a 16-year-old boy with nephrotic syndrome--a case report.
Nephrotic syndrome can occur as a consequence of, among others, malignancy. In this report we describe a 16-year-old boy with secondary nephrotic syndrome associated with lymphoepithelioma-like thymic carcinoma, an extremely rare subtype ofthymic carcinoma with poor prognosis.
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Medical University, ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 50/52, 50-369 Wroclaw, Poland. kilis@wp.pl
Katarzyna
K
Kiliś-Pstrusińska
Anna
A
Medyńska
Danuta
D
Zwolińska
Grzegorz
G
Dobaczewski
D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed