HYDRONEPHROSIS AS FIRST CLINICAL MANIFEST ATION OF METASTATIC BREAST-CANCER

Authors
KUHN W LOOS W GRAEFF H
Citation
W. Kuhn et al., HYDRONEPHROSIS AS FIRST CLINICAL MANIFEST ATION OF METASTATIC BREAST-CANCER, Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde, 54(5), 1994, pp. 308-310
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde → ACNP
ISSN journal
00165751
Volume
54
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
308 - 310
Database
ISI
SICI code
0016-5751(1994)54:5<308:HAFCMA>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Hydronephrosis as the first symptom of primary metastasised breast can cer is described in two case reports. The literature regarding this to pic is also discussed. Although retroperitoneal metastases are rarely found, patients with breast cancer should undergo a regular sonographi c control of the kidneys, simultaneously with the routine ultrasound o f the upper abdomen.