title: Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis as the initial presentation of renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: We describe a 68-year-old man who presented with headaches, nausea, and dizziness and was found to have a superior sagittal sinus venous thrombosis on magnetic resonance imaging. His initial hypercoagulable workup was negative. Computed tomography of the abdomen revealed a large mass originating from the kidney. A radical nephrectomy was performed at an outside hospital, and histological study of the excised mass disclosed clear cell renal carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas.
authors.forename: Manoj P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas.
authors.forename: Lara M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas.
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreland
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas.
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: DeMarco
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