title: Membranous nephropathy associated with malignant pleural mesothelioma in an adult patient: A case report.
abstract: A 23-year-old man presented to our hospital with membranous nephropathy and received a detailed examination, including pleural biopsy, due to a feeling of chest oppression. The result of the pleural biopsy was malignant pleural mesothelioma. However, the patient did not have a history of asbestos or tobacco exposure. A review of the English literature identified only 7 reported cases of concomitant malignant mesothelioma and nephrotic syndrome. Furthermore, among the 7 cases reviewed, 6 had a history of asbestos exposure, 1 had a history of prolonged tobacco exposure and in only 1 case the renal pathology results revealed the presence of membranous nephropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xinyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yanna
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dou
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Songxia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quan
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaoxue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zhanzheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhao
keywords: malignant pleural mesothelioma; membranous nephropathy; nephrotic syndrome