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Villacreses CA, Herson AB, Boshkos MC, Beetz B, Elkins I, Klink JC. Giant Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC): A Case Report of Delayed Diagnosis and Management. Cureus 2023; 15:e42324. [PMID: 37614267 PMCID: PMC10443602 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.42324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer. It typically presents with macroscopic hematuria, weight loss, and or a palpable flank mass. Diagnosis of this disease involves imaging techniques such as abdominal ultrasound and CT scans. Care for RCC can consist of ablation, tumor removal, nephrectomy, and systemic treatment options. Herein, we present a case of a 50-year-old Hispanic male with complaints of rectal bleeding and hematuria. Prior to admission, the patient had been informed twice about high suspicion of renal malignancy. Due to low health literacy and barriers to communication, he failed to understand the magnitude of his diagnosis. Subsequently, he underwent a resection of a considerable 22 cm x 13 cm x 13 cm RCC of his left kidney. This case highlights the need for effective patient health education to prevent emotional distress in patients with low health literacy.
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- Urology, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Jacksonville, USA
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- Urology, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, USA
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- Urology, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Jacksonville, USA
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Combined Hepatocholangiocarcinoma Associated with Humoral Hypercalcemia of Malignancy and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. Case Rep Oncol Med 2019; 2019:3418950. [PMID: 31341687 PMCID: PMC6612990 DOI: 10.1155/2019/3418950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Paraneoplastic syndromes are often a diagnostic challenge to doctors and may have a heterogeneous presentation, including humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy (HHM), most commonly caused by squamous cell cancer and renal, ovarian, endometrial, and breast cancer. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) has been described in patients affected by several types of cancer, especially hematologic malignancies, and a possible paraneoplastic pathogenesis of this neurological disease has been suggested. This report describes a 56-year-old man with a history of CIDP diagnosed 3 months earlier and persistently elevated aminotransferases for 18 months who was admitted to our internal medicine unit with abdominal pain, fatigue, and severe hypercalcemia with low serum intact parathyroid hormone. Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTH-rP) was markedly high. Liver imaging showed a large hepatic mass in the right lobe, and percutaneous ultrasound-guided biopsy revealed histopathological findings consistent with a combined hepatocholangiocarcinoma (CHCC). We supposed that both HHM and CIDP could represent a paraneoplastic manifestation of CHCC.
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Normand G, Jolivot A, Rabeyrin M, Hervieu V, Valette PJ, Scoazec JY, Gougon JM, Juillard L, Dumortier J. Paraneoplastic fibrillary glomerulonephritis associated with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: When diagnosis of a rare kidney disease leads to successful hepatic cancer treatment. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2017; 41:e8-e11. [PMID: 27542513 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2016.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A 50-year-old man presented with nephrotic syndrome. Electron microscopy analysis of a kidney biopsy specimen showed fibrillary glomerulonephritis, a rare glomerular disease, while histological analysis of a liver tumor biopsy confirmed an intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. The paraneoplastic nature of fibrillary glomerulonephritis is debated but after curative treatment of the hepatic nodule, remission of nephrotic syndrome was confirmed at 6-, 12- and 24-months follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a paraneoplastic fibrillary glomerulonephritis associated with a cholangiocarcinoma, supported by complete remission achieved following cancer treatment.
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- Gabrielle Normand
- Service de néphrologie clinique, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
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- Service de néphrologie clinique, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Service d'anatomopathologie, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Service d'anatomopathologie, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Service de radiologie, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Service de radiologie, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Service de néphrologie clinique, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Service d'hépato-gastro-entérologie, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Matsumoto M, Wakiyama S, Shiba H, Gocho T, Misawa T, Ishida Y, Itsubo M, Suzuki M, Yanaga K. Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma producing parathyroid hormone-related protein: report of a case. Surg Today 2013; 44:1577-83. [PMID: 24013836 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-013-0714-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2012] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (CHCC) is an uncommon form of primary liver cancer. A 57-year-old man was readmitted to our hospital for treatment of recurrent CHCC, 12 months after central bisegmentectomy and 4 months after limited hepatic resection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed multiple hepatic nodules. Laboratory data showed increased serum levels of α-fetoprotein (AFP), calcium, and parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTH-rP), to 5,571 ng/mL, 17.0 mg/dL, and 16.1 pmol/L, respectively. Palliative mass reduction surgery was indicated by the fact that the hypercalcemia was difficult to manage medically. Thus, we performed lateral segmentectomy with partial resection of segment 7 and the caudate lobe, and microwave coagulation therapy for multiple recurrent CHCC. Thereafter, the serum PTH-rP and AFP levels decreased remarkably and the hypercalcemia was controlled for the next 3 months. He died of disease progression 9 months after the last hepatic surgery. To our knowledge, this is only the second reported case of CHCC producing PTH-rP in the English-language literature.
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- Michinori Matsumoto
- Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan,
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Lim S, Han J, Park KH, Jung WJ, Lee YK, Choi A, Kim YJ, Lee JC, Choi HJ. Two cases of humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy in metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. Cancer Res Treat 2013; 45:145-9. [PMID: 23864848 PMCID: PMC3710964 DOI: 10.4143/crt.2013.45.2.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2011] [Accepted: 10/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy (HHM) is rarely associated with cholangiocarcinoma (CC), and represents dismal prognosis. A 63-year-old male was admitted for evaluation of an intrahepatic mass. He was diagnosed with HHM associated with locally advanced CC. As the tumor responded to the concurrent chemoradiotherapy with capecitabine and cisplatin, serum calcium level was normalized. However, according to the disease progression, he suffered recurrence of HHM and he expired approximately one year after initial diagnosis. A 68-year-old male who presented with abdominal pain was diagnosed with metastatic CC. After the eighth cycle of gemcitabine and cisplatin, progression of the disease was found with HHM. He was treated with the best supportive care, until his demise approximately one month after the diagnosis of HHM. We report on two cases of HHM associated with CC that demonstrate strong correlation between hypercalcemia and disease burden.
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- Seungtaek Lim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Yang JL, Lin JH, Weng SW, Chen JC, Yang JS, Amagaya S, Funayana S, Wood WG, Kuo CL, Chung JG. Crude extract of Euphorbia formosana inhibits the migration and invasion of DU145 human prostate cancer cells: The role of matrix metalloproteinase-2/9 inhibition via the MAPK signaling pathway. Mol Med Rep 2013; 7:1403-8. [PMID: 23525212 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2013.1380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 02/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Prostate cancer is a common worldwide health problem in males with a poor prognosis due in part to tumor invasion and migration. The crude extract of Euphorbia formosana (CEEF) has been used for the treatment of numerous diseases, however, its effects on the migration and invasion of prostate cancer cells have yet to be examined. In the present study, we investigated the effects of CEEF on the migration and invasion of DU145 human prostate cancer cells in vitro. The wound healing assay and the Matrigel-uncoated migration assay were used to examine the migration of cancer cells. Western blotting was used to examine the levels of proteins associated with migration and invasion, and gelatin zymography was used to examine the secretion levels of matrix metalloproteinases-2 and -9 (MMP‑2/9) from DU145 cells following exposure to CEEF. The results indicated that CEEF suppressed the migration and invasion of DU145 prostate cancer cells and that these effects are exerted in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. CEEF inhibited the ERK1/2, p38, JNK, SOS1, PKC, PI3K and MMP-2/9 protein expression in DU145 cells. The results demonstrated that CEEF suppressed the migration and invasion of DU145 cells through inhibition of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway resulting in the inhibition of MMP-2/9 in DU145 human prostate cancer cells.
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- Jiun-Long Yang
- Department of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, China Medical University, and Department ofChinese Medicine, Taichung Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan, ROC
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Xynos ID, Sougioultzis S, Zilos A, Evangelou K, Hatzis GS. Hypercalcemia in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma: a case report. Int Arch Med 2009; 2:35. [PMID: 19878543 PMCID: PMC2775026 DOI: 10.1186/1755-7682-2-35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2009] [Accepted: 10/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy is rarely associated with cholangiocarcinoma (CC). Case report A 77-year-old man was admitted with confusion. Computer tomography showed a large multinodular mass in the right lobe of the liver and smaller lesions in the right lung. Liver histology confirmed the diagnosis of CC. Elevated calcium levels and suppressed intact parathyroid hormone in the absence of skeletal metastases or parathyroid gland pathology suggested the diagnosis of humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy (HHM). Treatment of hypercalcemia with saline infusion, loop diuretics, biphosphonate and calcitonin was effective in normalizing calcium levels and consciousness state within 48 hours, but a relapse occurred 4 weeks later and the patient succumbed to his disease. Conclusion Clinicians should be aware of this rare manifestation of CC as prompt and aggressive correction of hypercalcemia alleviates symptoms and improves patient's quality of life, despite the poor overall prognosis.
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- Ioannis D Xynos
- Department of Pathophysiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Laikon General Hospital, Greece.
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