Renal Tubular Obstruction by Mucoproteins from Adenocarcinoma of Pancreas

Authors :: J. R. Hobbs
O. M. Wrong
D. J. Evans
Source :: BMJ. 2:87-89
Publication Year :: 1974
Publisher :: BMJ, 1974.
Abstract: We report a case in which mucoproteins from an adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, released into the ascitic fluid and serum, were filtered through the renal glomeruli to form very viscous casts which obstructed the renal collecting tubules and caused the patient's death from oliguria.