Stauffer syndrome associated with a giant renal tumor
Sarf, I.; el Mejjad, A.; Dakir, M.; Meziane, A.; Badre, L.; Aboutaieb, R.; Meziane, F.
Progres en Urologie Journal de l'Association Francaise d'Urologie et de la Societe Francaise d'Urologie 13(2): 290-292
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 1166-7087 PMID: 12765066 Document Number: 564865
The authors report a new case of Stauffer syndrome characterized by cholestatic jaundice in a 54-year-old patient with renal tumour. This paraneoplastic syndrome resolved after nephrectomy. The authors discuss the pathophysiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects in the light of a review of the literature.