Paraneoplastic fibrillary glomerulonephritis associated with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: When diagnosis of a rare kidney disease leads to successful hepatic cancer treatment

Gabrielle Normand, Anne Jolivot, Maud Rabeyrin, Valérie Hervieu, Pierre Jean Valette, Jean Yves Scoazec, Jean Michel Gougon, Laurent Juillard, Jérôme Dumortier

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Abstract

A 50-year-old man presented with nephrotic syndrome. Electron microscopy analysis of a kidney biopsy specimen showed fibrillary glomerulonephritis, a rare glomerular disease, while histological analysis of a liver tumor biopsy confirmed an intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. The paraneoplastic nature of fibrillary glomerulonephritis is debated but after curative treatment of the hepatic nodule, remission of nephrotic syndrome was confirmed at 6-, 12- and 24-months follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a paraneoplastic fibrillary glomerulonephritis associated with a cholangiocarcinoma, supported by complete remission achieved following cancer treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e8-e11
JournalClinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology
Volume41
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2017
Externally publishedYes

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