A Case of Renal Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Lung and Uterine Cervical Cancer.
- Author:
Sang In CHOI
;
Seung Ok LEE
;
Won KIM
;
Sung Kwang PARK
;
Sung Kyew KANG
;
Sang Yong LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Renal vein thrombosis;
Lung cancer;
Uterine cervical cancer
- MeSH:
Angiography;
Carcinoma, Renal Cell;
Contraceptives, Oral;
Dehydration;
Flank Pain;
Humans;
Infarction;
Kidney;
Lung Neoplasms;
Lung*;
Nephrotic Syndrome;
Pregnancy;
Renal Artery;
Renal Veins*;
Thrombosis*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
1998;17(5):807-813
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Thrombosis of one or both renal veins occurs in a variety of settings such as trauma, dehydration, extrinsic compression, nephrotic syndrome, pregnancy, oral contraceptives or invasion by tumor. Nephrotic syndrome and certain carcinomas seem to predispose to the development of renal vein thrombosis. The most common carcinoma which is associated with renal vein thrombosis is the renal cell carcinoma. But, renal vein thrombosis associated with tumor other than renal cell carcinoma is extremely rare. Our patient was diagnosed as lung and uterine cervical cancer by histologic examination. The patient complained of left flank pain. Abdominal CT scan shows the dilated left renal vein filled with hypodense material and parenchymal infarction on the left kidney. Renal arteriography shows cut-off sign on a branch of the left renal artery. Inferior venacavography revealed contrast-filling defect in the left renal vein. To our knowledge, renal vein thrombosis with lung and uterine cervical carcinoma is the first report in English literature. So, we have presented a rare case of a renal vein thrombosis in a patient with lung and uterine cervical cancer.
