Cure of membranous nephropathy after resection of carcinoma
- Resource Type
- Authors
- H, Yamauchi; M S, Linsey; C G, Biava; J, Hopper
- Source
- Archives of internal medicine. 145(11)
- Subject
- Male
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
Glomerulonephritis
Kidney Glomerulus
Remission, Spontaneous
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Humans
Female
Middle Aged
Basement Membrane
Kidney Neoplasms
- Language
- ISSN
- 0003-9926
Clinical cure was effected in two patients with biopsy-proved membranous nephropathy associated with neoplasms. One had a complete histologic remission as well. The incidence of malignancy in an unselected group of patients with membranous nephropathy in our institution was 9%. Careful workup in all patients over age 40 years with membranous nephropathy should be done to exclude tumor.