Occult renal cell carcinoma presenting as carcinomatous polyarthritis
oleh: Mansoor C Abdulla, Ram Narayan, Hazwa K Hamza
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Carcinomatous polyarthritis (CP) is a rare paraneoplastic disorder which can be associated with various solid tumors and can even precede detection of the underlying malignancy. A 54-year-old male presented with migratory asymmetric inflammatory polyarthritis and high-grade fever for 6 months. On evaluation, he was diagnosed to have renal cell carcinoma (RCC). CP as an initial presentation of RCC was not described previously.