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Crescentic glomerulonephritis associated with renal cell carcinoma
1Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. drsjain@glide.net.in
Renal Failure
|June 22, 2001
Abstract:
Various glomerular lesions are described in association with malignancy. We report a rare case of crescentic glomerulonephritis occurring in association with renal cell carcinoma. A granular deposition of immune complexes and complement strongly suggests a tumor associated immune complex glomerulonephritis.