[Nephrotic syndrome as first presentation of malignant thymoma: description of a clinical case].
Thymoma is a rare neoplasm originating from thymic epithelial cells. It is associated with paraneoplastic syndromes and a severe form of immunodeficiency. Kidney involvement is rare. We report the case of a 66-year-old woman affected by nephrotic syndrome and kidney failure. A diagnosis of thymoma was made after several months of hemodialysis. Numerous comorbidities made specific treatment impossible and the patient died one year after the diagnosis of thymoma.
Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale Civile, Macerata, Italy. federicoantonio1@gmail.com
Antonio
A
Federico
Maria Giuseppina
MG
Merletti
Eliana
E
Lisi
Francesco
F
De Finis
Giovanni
G
Trivelli
Franco
F
Sopranzi
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*