title: [Renal cell carcinoma producing erythrocytosis due to inappropriate production of erythropoietin].
abstract: Erythrocytosis, or polycythaemia, is an increase, in absolute terms, of the erythrocyte mass. The most common solid tumour related to this phenomenon is renal cell carcinoma, which can produce erythrocytosis by increasing erythropoietin production. About 30% of symptomatic renal cell carcinomas are diagnosed due to the appearance of a paraneoplastic syndrome. Polycythaemia is one of these. Surgery, (radical or partial nephrectomy), is the treatment of choice in renal cell carcinoma and helps to keep the erythrocytosis situation under control.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Obispo Polanco, Teruel, España. marvillanuevater@yahoo.es
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Villanueva-Gimeno
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vicario-Bermúdez
authors.forename: Ch
authors.initials: Ch
authors.lastname: Fonseca-López
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Caballero-Castro
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Zabala-López
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Elipe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: González-Gómez
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D004921:Erythropoietin
keywords: Carcinoma renal de células claras; Eritrocitosis; Erythrocytosis; Paraneoplastic syndrome; Poliglobulia; Polycythaemia; Renal cell carcinoma; Síndrome paraneoplásico