Original Article

Comorbidity Is a Competing Factor for Disease Recurrence Postnephrectomy

Objective: There is a relation between tumor stage and grade with the risk of cancer recurrence in patients undergoing surgical treatment for kidney cancer. The association of patient comorbidity with disease recurrence is less well characterized. The objective of this study was to explore the association between comorbidity and the…

Posted in: Charlson Comorbidity Index 3 comorbidity 8 renal cell carcinoma 6 renal mass 2

Case Report

A Case of Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Ataxia Secondary to Renal Cell Carcinoma

A 64-year-old female patient presented with acute cerebellar ataxia. After ruling out vascular, infectious, metastatic, demyelinating, and medication etiologies, a paraneoplastic origin for her illness was determined. A renal mass was discovered and found to be renal cell carcinoma. Her symptoms resolved after a radical nephrectomy. Physicians should consider the…

Posted in: renal cell carcinoma 6 renal mass 2
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