Malabsorption Syndrome due to Intestinal Amyloidosis as Presentation of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma accounts for approximately 3% of adult malignancies. Designated in the literature as “the great masquerader,” the great diversity of clinical manifestations is associated with the several paraneoplastic syndromes that potentially accompany it. Paraneoplastic amyloidosis is descr...
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| author | Filipe Bessa Pedro Gaspar Pedro Antunes Meireles Maria Inês Parreira Juliana Serrazina Pedro Marisa Teixeira da Silva João Meneses Rui Victorino Catarina Mota |
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| description | Renal cell carcinoma accounts for approximately 3% of adult malignancies. Designated in the literature as “the great masquerader,” the great diversity of clinical manifestations is associated with the several paraneoplastic syndromes that potentially accompany it. Paraneoplastic amyloidosis is described in about 3–8% of cases, only exceptionally as an initial manifestation, with uncommon gastrointestinal involvement. A rare case of malabsorption by intestinal amyloidosis is presented as initial manifestation of renal cell carcinoma, emphasizing the need for early recognition of these paraneoplastic conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a67b2f6800a64ad5bca3303df0b8aad92025-08-20T02:20:48ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88546208854620Malabsorption Syndrome due to Intestinal Amyloidosis as Presentation of Renal Cell CarcinomaFilipe Bessa0Pedro Gaspar1Pedro Antunes Meireles2Maria Inês Parreira3Juliana Serrazina Pedro4Marisa Teixeira da Silva5João Meneses6Rui Victorino7Catarina Mota8Clínica Universitária de Medicina II, CHLN-Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, PortugalClínica Universitária de Medicina II, CHLN-Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, PortugalClínica Universitária de Medicina II, CHLN-Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, PortugalClínica Universitária de Medicina II, CHLN-Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, PortugalClínica Universitária de Medicina II, CHLN-Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, PortugalClínica Universitária de Medicina II, CHLN-Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, PortugalClínica Universitária de Medicina II, CHLN-Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, PortugalClínica Universitária de Medicina II, CHLN-Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, PortugalClínica Universitária de Medicina II, CHLN-Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, PortugalRenal cell carcinoma accounts for approximately 3% of adult malignancies. Designated in the literature as “the great masquerader,” the great diversity of clinical manifestations is associated with the several paraneoplastic syndromes that potentially accompany it. Paraneoplastic amyloidosis is described in about 3–8% of cases, only exceptionally as an initial manifestation, with uncommon gastrointestinal involvement. A rare case of malabsorption by intestinal amyloidosis is presented as initial manifestation of renal cell carcinoma, emphasizing the need for early recognition of these paraneoplastic conditions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8854620 |
| spellingShingle | Filipe Bessa Pedro Gaspar Pedro Antunes Meireles Maria Inês Parreira Juliana Serrazina Pedro Marisa Teixeira da Silva João Meneses Rui Victorino Catarina Mota Malabsorption Syndrome due to Intestinal Amyloidosis as Presentation of Renal Cell Carcinoma Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Malabsorption Syndrome due to Intestinal Amyloidosis as Presentation of Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| title_full | Malabsorption Syndrome due to Intestinal Amyloidosis as Presentation of Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| title_fullStr | Malabsorption Syndrome due to Intestinal Amyloidosis as Presentation of Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malabsorption Syndrome due to Intestinal Amyloidosis as Presentation of Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| title_short | Malabsorption Syndrome due to Intestinal Amyloidosis as Presentation of Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| title_sort | malabsorption syndrome due to intestinal amyloidosis as presentation of renal cell carcinoma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8854620 |
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