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Case Report
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| Metastatic retroperitoneal fibrosis as first sign of breast cancer |
| Neeraj Singh1, Arvinder Bhinder1 |
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1Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
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doi:10.5348/ijcri-2012-06-132-CR-5
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Address correspondence to: Dr. Neeraj Singh MBBS Assistant, Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology 395 W. 12th Avenue Ground Floor Columbus OH 43210 USA Phone: 614-293-4997 Fax: 614-293-3073 Email: neeraj.singh@osumc.edu |
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| Singh N, Bhinder A. Metastatic retroperitoneal fibrosis as first sign of breast cancer. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2012;3(6):23–25. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Malignancy is an uncommon cause of retroperitoneal fibrosis.
Case Report: We discuss the case of a 66-year-old female who presented with anuric acute renal failure due to obstructive uropathy from retroperitoneal soft tissue infiltration and entrapment of both ureters. Fine needle aspiration and special staining of the retroperitoneal mass confirmed the malignant retroperitoneal fibrosis with breast as the primary site. Renal failure improved temporarily with bilateral ureteral stent placement but patient died during the course of palliative chemotherapy. Conclusion: Patients with retroperitoneal fibrosis often presents a diagnostic challenge. It is important to distinguish malignant retroperitoneal fibrosis from non-malignant causes due to its poor prognosis. | |
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Key Words:
Breast cancer, Retroperitoneal fibrosis, Acute renal failure
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Author Contributions:
Neeraj Singh - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Arvinder Bhinder - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission:
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support:
None |
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Conflict of interest:
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright:
© Neeraj Singh et al. 2012; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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