Villanueva-Gimeno MM, Vicario-Bermúdez JM, Fonseca-López C, Caballero-Castro JP, Zabala-López SI, Sánchez-Elipe MA, González-Gómez N. [Renal cell carcinoma producing erythrocytosis due to inappropriate production of erythropoietin].
Semergen 2013;
39:282-4. [PMID:
23834980 DOI:
10.1016/j.semerg.2012.04.013]
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Abstract
Erythrocytosis, or polycythaemia, is an increase, in absolute terms, of the erythrocyte mass. The most common solid tumour related to this phenomenon is renal cell carcinoma, which can produce erythrocytosis by increasing erythropoietin production. About 30% of symptomatic renal cell carcinomas are diagnosed due to the appearance of a paraneoplastic syndrome. Polycythaemia is one of these. Surgery, (radical or partial nephrectomy), is the treatment of choice in renal cell carcinoma and helps to keep the erythrocytosis situation under control.
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