Erythrocytosis caused by giant chromophobe renal cell carcinoma: a case report indicating a 9-year misdiagnosis of polycythemia vera
Abstract Background Erythrocytosis, a rare paraneoplastic syndrome, generally occurs in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma and has never been reported in patients with chromophobe renal cell carcinoma. Case presentation We report a case of a young man suffering from a giant (22-cm) mass o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Chinese Journal of Cancer |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40880-017-0238-z |