Stauffer's syndrome and leiomyosarcoma.

Introduction. - Stauffer's syndrome is a non-metastatic anicteric cholestas is and an inflammatory syndrome usually associated with renal cell carcinom a. Exegesis. - We present a case report of an eighty-four-year-old woman who h ad a leiomyosarcoma revealed by Stauffer's syndrome, which disappeared afte r surgery. Conclusion. - Abnormal secretion of interleukin-6 by the leiomyosarcoma cou ld explain this syndrome. The association of Stauffer's syndrome and leiomy osarcoma has never been described. (C) 2001 Editions scientifiques et medic ales Elsevier SAS.