Duodenal neuroendocrine tumour associated with minimal change glomerulonephritis
Montague, E Hockenhull, Kimberley Lamarca, Angela Al-Sayed, Tamer Hubner, Richard A
Montague, E
Hockenhull, Kimberley
Lamarca, Angela
Al-Sayed, Tamer
Hubner, Richard A
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Abstract
Paraneoplastic glomerular disease is an increasingly well-recognised entity, and a wide range of both solid and haematological malignancies have been implicated. The most common glomerular disease associated with cancer is membranous nephropathy. Only a few case reports have described an association between neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) and glomerulonephritis and only one paediatric case in relation to minimal change disease. A 76-year-old woman with a well-differentiated duodenal NET presented with nephrotic syndrome and renal biopsy was suggestive of minimal change glomerulonephritis. Standard therapy with corticosteroids brought little benefit, but a dramatic improvement was seen following initiation of systemic anticancer therapy with lanreotide, a somatostatin analogue. Less than 1?month after initiation of lanreotide, the patient was no longer in a nephrotic state, and after a further 2 months of follow-up had shown no sign of relapse.
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2019
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Montague E, Hockenhull K, Lamarca A, Al-Sayed T, Hubner RA. Duodenal neuroendocrine tumour associated with minimal change glomerulonephritis. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Aug 30;12(8).