Open AccessOccult renal cell carcinoma presenting as carcinomatous polyarthritis
Author(s) -
Mansoor C Abdulla,
Ram Narayan,
Hazwa K Hamza
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/iju.iju_79_17
Subject(s) - medicine , polyarthritis , renal cell carcinoma , malignancy , occult , pathology , presentation (obstetrics) , arthritis , radiology , alternative medicine
Carcinomatous polyarthritis (CP) is a rare paraneoplastic disorder which can be associated with various solid tumors and can even precede detection of the underlying malignancy. A 54-year-old male presented with migratory asymmetric inflammatory polyarthritis and high-grade fever for 6 months. On evaluation, he was diagnosed to have renal cell carcinoma (RCC). CP as an initial presentation of RCC was not described previously.