Wegener's granulomatosis presenting with a renal mass

Citation
A. Villa-forte et Gs. Hoffman, Wegener's granulomatosis presenting with a renal mass, J RHEUMATOL, 26(2), 1999, pp. 457-458
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology,"da verificare
Journal title
JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
0315162X → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
457 - 458
Database
ISI
SICI code
0315-162X(199902)26:2<457:WGPWAR>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Wegener's,granulomatosis (WG) is a systemic disease characterized by necrot izing granulomatous vasculitis that involves primarily the upper and lower respiratory tracts and, in most cases, the kidneys, Kidney involvement in W G presenting as a mass is recognized, but is very rare; We describe a case of WC presenting with upper and lower respiratory symptoms and a renal mass due to both WG and renal cell carcinoma.