Renal tubular obstruction by mucoproteins from adenocarcinoma of pancreas.
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We report a case in which mucoproteins from an adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, released into the ascitic fluid and serum, were filtered through the renal glomeruli to form very viscous casts which obstructed the renal collecting tubules and caused the patient's death from oliguria.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 2 5910 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974